11 June 2007Newsletter SubscriptionEmail this Page Volume 18 - Issue No: 28
Special Report

Radio listenership growth slowing down in metros
 Growth of radio listenership in Mumbai and Kolkata is slowing down. Even Delhi is seeing single-digit growth.

 

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Asianet to invest Rs 1 bn in Kannada channel, launch set for 15 June
 Asianet to invest Rs 1 billion in its Kannada general entertainment channel; Suvarna set for launch on 15 June.

Star elevates Ravi Menon to senior VP programming
 Star India promotes Ravi Menon to senior VP programming from his former role as GM of Tamil channel Vijay TV.

93.5 Suryan FM ties up with public buses in Jaipur

Travelguru offers 'A hotel Room at any budget' campaign

Multinationals find outdoor industry too fragmented

Consumers of ambient media are trysumers

'Lost's' Lindelof & Cuse to speak at Promax/BDA, NY

Euro RSCG wins creatives duties for Radio One

GM launches Chevrolet Optra Magnum

Educational Adventures appoints Todd Merker as senior global licensing director

India to host men's hockey World Cup in 2010

Globo TV in deal with Sky for soccer show

VH1 US to support Princess Diana concert in July

Nielsen to measure purchasing power of Olympic fans

Ad spend in US for Q1 marginally down

Piyush Pandey is O&M Asia Pacific vice chairman

Voltas launches commercial refrigerations under `Coldcel' brand

Starcom MediaVest Group's entertainment vertical partners Pier3

OOH ad industry to grow at 17% for 5 years

Consumers of ambient media are trysumers

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (20/05/2007 to 26/05/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (20/05/2007 to 26/05/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Star One
Sony Entertainment TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

 
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Madison to pick majority stake in Sunny`s PMG
    		• Temptation buys HUL's marine foods business
    		• Brands pin hopes on franchisees
    		•  Brand-conscious firms ramp up IPR protection
    Source: Business Standard
     
    		• Surrogate ads for booze faces court hurdle
    		• Piya Trivedi is not brand conscious
    Source: DNA
     
    		• Kirtilal unveils bridal collection
    		• CavinKare ropes in Simran
    		• GM to drive growth with new launches
    		• Spykar launching 2 new brands
    Source: The Hindu Business Line
     
    		• Distribution, brand recall key to new entrants’ success in spirits’
    		• A thirst for Sprite in teen cellphone users
    		• For women, gadgets go beyond ‘cute’ and ‘pink’
    		• Smooth lips for men—yes, men!
    		• ‘For us, entertainment is more lucrative than communication’
    		• Nimbus in sticky wicket as ratings slip
    Source: Financial Express
    		• Nimbus-Star India deal called off
    		• Ad industry at its youngest
    		• Tata Sky confident of retaining leadership position
    		• Global ad cos give Indian execs larger regional roles
    		• Nike betting big on football
    		• FTV to relaunch F-bar outlets
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Social messaging code for channels in the offing
    		• Ad Scramble
    Source: Indian Express
     
    		•  Capture consumers by leveraging ideas across marketing channels
    		• O&M wins most awards at Outdoor Advertising Awards 2007
    		• OAC 2007: Outdoor can generate huge word-of-mouth, says Ravi Kiran
    		• OAC 2007: Will the small fish survive?
    		• MPG bags rice brand Daawat worth Rs 5 crore
    		• First outdoor media measurement tool to be launched in India
    		• ‘White’ Nikon scouts for creative agency
    Source: Agency Faqs
     
    International News
    		• Leo Burnett USA - The "Most Effective Agency in America" for Six Years in a Row
    Source: Yahoo News
     
    		• Apple Wins Grand Effie
    		• $80 Mil. Quiznos to Cliff Freeman
    		• NAB to Karmazin: Drop Merger Deal
    Source: Ad Week
     
    		• Political Animal: Katz Opens Ad Shop for Pols
    		• Pucked: NHL's Stanley Cup Ratings Lowest In 12 Years
    		• FeedBurner Ad Leader On What Google Deal Means
    Source: Media Post
     
    		• Apple Wins Grand Effie for PC/Mac Campaign
    Source: Brand week
     
    		• For advertisers, happy days are here again and again
    Source: livemint.com
     
    		• E-mail ads from Singapore firms to allow users to 'unsubscribe'
    Source: Earth Times
     
    		• Actress Hargitay graces Karastan ad campaign
    Source: Home Textiles Today
    		• Internet TV channels promise to give viewers and advertisers a fresh look
    Source: www.cbc.ca
     
    		• Claire Beale on Advertising
    Source: Independent
     
    		• Bravo Signs On Toyota, Glad as Top Chef Sponsors
    		• Sony Pictures TV, 25C Productions Ink Deal
    Source: Media Week US
     
    		• TV advertising evolves to keep pace with sophisticated consumers
    Source: Channel NewsAsia
     
    		• Govt prepares for further WorkChoices advertising
    Source: ABC News Online
     
    		• Brand Energy a vital planning tool for Y&R
    Source: Business Times
     
    		• Three editors fired over Tiananmen ad
    Source: The Peninsula Qatar
     
    		• 'NYT' launches Ads for Co-branded Monster Job Site
    Source: Editor & Publisher
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