27 July 2007Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 66

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch

‘Vulgar’ innerwear ads incur Goverment wrath
Govt. bans 'Lux Cozy' & 'Amul Macho' ads for being indecent, vulgar and suggestive; chnnls directed to adhere to Advertisement Code.

 

Saregama plans JV with Australian optical media firm
Saregama India plans to float JV company with Regency Media for manufacture of optical media; Australian co. to have 74% stake.

Balaji Telefilms Q1 net up 6% at Rs 184 million
Balaji Telefilms' net profit up 6.12% to Rs 184.4 mn for first quarter ended 30 June 2007; income from operations at Rs 745.32 mn.

Sonal Dabral joins Bates David Enterprise India as chairman

Publicis strengthens Asia structure; Godfrey is CEO

HUL unveils Lifebuoy SkinGuard

BPL Mobile rejuvenates brand image

PVR Cinema kicks off five month offer with Visa Intl.

GKB launches flagship store in Bangalore

Disney bans smoking in its movies

Disney India to premiere 'Cheetah Girls 2' on 28 July

Microsoft replaces Google to offer advt. solutions for Digg

GSN cable ntwk. appoints David Goldhill as president & CEO

Cellcast launches TV show 'CelebMania' on TV3 in Malaysia

Radio City launches in Ahmedabad

Bhaskar Group to launch My FM in Amritsar

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (01/07/2007 to 07/07/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
SAB
DD1
MAX
Star One

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • Adidas to show contract with Tendulkar: MRTPC

  • BPL Mobile goes for brand makeover
  • Malaysia's Astro to launch India unit in '07

  • Daag achche hain

  • Chinese Coca-Cola rated 50 times more
    Source: Economic Times
     
  • Red Tape plans 16 more exclusive outlets
  • Tata Motors seen as front runner for Ford’s Rover, Jaguar
  • Gokaldas Images to create exclusive brands for retailers
  • Arvind may bring in another global brand
  • Bisleri aims at 78% growth
  • ‘Indecent’ undergarment ads banned
  • New role for Sonal at Bates Asia
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
  • Two TV ads banned
  • LG’s new brand ambassadors
    Source: The Hindu
     
  • Digg.com signs on Microsoft for an Advertising Deal and fires Google
  • EA Sports Game Titles to join Microsoft’s Massive Ad Network
    Source: TechShout
     
  • Mother Diary to launch probiotic curd on Friday
    Source: DNA
      
  • I&B bans two underwear commercials
  • Cricket makes a comeback on TV
  • Old values die hard
  • BPL Mobile to keep brand name for 1 yr
  • PepsiCo to acquire juice brand
  • Nestle enters probiotic mart
  • Hipolin unveils comeback plan
  • GSK Consumer net surges on key brand sales
  • SRK to buy10% pie in Bag Glamour
  • Godrej eyes Rs 40 cr sales during Onam
    Source: Business Standard
     
  • Synovate revamps senior management in India
  • Handygo partners with Tips for mobile content creation
  • Publicis announces leadership transition in Asia
  • HP unveils new brand identity for ‘Compaq’
  • Vidhu Puri is the new man at ‘Femina'
  • Anirban Sen to join TBWA, Delhi as head, creative
  • Contract’s Ashish Chakravarty returns to McCann-Erickson
  • GOD wins Donear Suitings
  • Contract, Delhi, wins back Cream Bell ice-cream
    Source: Agency Faqs
     
    International News
  • Publicis Suffers Organic Revenue Slide
  • OgilvyOne Taps Gap's Romano
  • Publicis Appoints Leader on P&G
  • PlayStation 2 Rules Console Game Space
  • Discovery Picks 72andSunny
    Source: Ad Week
     
  • Webisode Series Will Cross Country For Holiday Inn Express
  • Microsoft Gets a Digg On Google
  • Under Fire, ABC Finds 'Lost' News for TV Critics
  • Microsoft Sites Most Popular In Latin America: comScore
  • Coke Partners With GGL To Host Gaming Tourneys In China
  • Former Yahoo Shereshewsky Heads Up Grandparents.com
  • The New AOL: From Ugly Duckling To Swan
    Source: Media Post
     
  • Microsoft, EA Score Sports Game Ad Deal
  • Bacardi Goes Big With Responsibility Message
  • Ford Gets Ready for its Close-up
    Source: Brand week
     
  • Bressner to Head TiVo Ad Sales
    Source: Media Week
     
  • Three Online Advertising Tools That Do Not Work
    Source: Articlexplosion
  • Advertising growth lifts GCap shares
    Source: Times Online
     
  • Weakness in Advertising Reduces Earnings at Times Company

    Source: New York Times

     
  • Rules governing legal advertising
    Source: News 10 Now
     
  • Advertising agencies honour Gleaner
    Source: Jamaica Gleaner
     
  • Quake Wars to have in-game ads

    Source: XBoxer, UK
     
  • Copyright law revision eyed to ban ads of pirated material
    Source: Kyodo News
     
  • Ad Pioneer Zubizarreta Dies at 69
    Source: Ad Week
     
  • Olathe ad firm makes two acquisitions
    Source: Kansas City Star
     
  • Northcliffe leads European online ad network
    Source: Guardian Unlimited

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