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Volume 19 - Issue No: 50








Executive Dossier







 

'Music channels are under pressure to increase revenues'
 Interview with Media Worldwide director Prashant Chothani.

 

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Virgin eyes Indian mobile & movie market; to expand FM radio biz
Richard Branson's Virgin group to step into India's mobile phone market and make animated films while expanding the FM radio biz.

Set Discovery challenges a la carte pricing in Tdsat
 Set Discovery moves Tdsat against Trai's a la carte order in non-Cas areas; says price fixation by the regulator is arbitrary.

IPL rights: Channels make first presentation for rights
BCCI asks contending chanels to back up their claims to hold TV rights for IPL; ESPN Star Sports, Sony and Nimbus make first pitch.

And now some good news for Saawariya
 Saawariya closes at Rs 600 million for the week 9 to 15 November; film also hits screens in 12 other markets across 230 screens.

WPP Digital acquires 75 % stake in Quasar Media

ETV Network launches portal for bidding commercial time

K K Pant to serve as AF Arvind Brands MD

Sprouts introduces brand services retailing in India

Radio Indigo brings jazz festival to Bangalore

TNS in alliance with Intellidyn for customer intelligence

£19 million raised by BBC charity Children in Need
Bangalore round of ‘Good Earth Super Series’ starts

Mega TV to launch with Congress backing

Vijay Mallya to address Motor Sport Biz Forum in Monaco

Zapak launches game cards

Sony Pictures, Sierra Ent. collaborate on video game

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (28/10/2007 to 03/11/2007)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (28/10/2007 to 03/11/2007)
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• IPL, ICL woo advertisers; companies for more revenues
    		• Marketers get nosy about web use
    		• Of ad agencies and Narendra Hirwani
    		• Hand in hand for web campaign
    		• Stranger with my face
    		• “Price is our unique selling proposition”
    		• Talking about the less talked about
    		• It’s curtains for House & Garden
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Global brands slash prices to woo small towners
    		• Virgin Group for expanding FM radio operations
    		• Chelsea looking for BollywooChelsea looking for Bollywood play
    Source: Economic Times
      
    		•  Bisleri, Axis back out of ICL
    		•  Vimal`s new look
    		•  `HUL received 45,000 responses for campaign`
    Source: Business-Standard
      
    		• Bates David bags Chik, Meera accounts
    		• Raymond Apparels tapping into premium kidswear segment
    		• Pant to head VF Arvind Brands
     Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    		• WPP Digital picks up 75% stake in Quasar Media
     Source: DNA
      
    		• Whirlpool calls for creative pitch for upcoming products
    		• Bates Chennai wins CavinKare’s hair brands
    		• Motwani drives out of GM, heads for MNYL
    		• RAMMS-JC Williams Group seminar: Wal-Mart’s new global retail view
    		• RAMMS-JC Williams Group seminar: Redress the store to a brand
    Source: Agency Faqs
     
    International News
    		• What Ad Stocks Say About the Economy
    		• $60 Mil.+ Hotels.com to TBWA\C\D
    		• Amazon Unveils Digital Reading Unit
    Source: Ad Week
     
    		• Time Inc. to Build Digital Brand Through Features, Content
    		• MediaVest's Bader Leaving Co. to Launch Consulting Firm
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• What's In-Store? Lots of TV Ads
    		• Que? An All-Spanish Ad on English Language TV?
    		• Auto Companies Struggle To Get Green Message Right
    Source: Brand week
     
    		• Scientists criticize companies' pseudoscience in advertising campaigns
    Source: IHT
     
    		• UCSF hosts exhibit on historic tobacco advertising
    Source: UCSF News Office
    		• China's Olympics TV advert auction nets 10bln USD
    Source: afp.google.com
     
    		• AT&T to buy advertising technology firm Ingenio
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Howard's $280m advertising bill
    Source: Advertiser Adelaide
     
    		• Yahoo advertising group gets 17 new members
    Source: editorsweblog.org
     
    		• Nokia Ad Business to Power Mobile Advertising for Handmark
    Source:CNNMoney.com
     
    		• Advertising veteran Kelly joins Start Creative
    Source: Marketing Week
     
    		• Gannett ad revenue off nearly 7%
    Source: Bizjournals.com
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