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Volume 20 - Issue No: 8








Executive Dossier

'US, Europe and Canada are growing markets for Indian content'
 Interview with Globosat Entertainment director Adris Chakraborty

 

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Percept Pictures, DQ Ent sign $25 mn deal for 3 animated films
 Percept Picture Company and DQ Entertainment sign an MoU to produce 3 animated films - 2 mythologies and a Bollywood masala; budget estimated at $25 million.

Percept Picture Company CEO Preet Bedi quits

Sensex plunges, so do Media stocks
 Media stocks take a severe beating on Monday along with the Sensex which plunged 834 points; crash was across the board, with Zee News' 17.67 per cent being the biggest loser.

Sunil Lulla joins Alva Brothers as director, group CEO
 Lulla to join Alva Brothers on 1 March as group CEO, director, on the Board of Alva Brothers, Miditech and JV with Turner Intl.

Pratik Basu quits B.A.G. Films
 B.A.G Films and Media ED Pratik Basu has resigned, citing as his reason irreconcilable differences with the promoters.

JWT's worldwide CMO Marian Salzman quits

Anheuser-Busch most popular advertiser at Super Bowl 08

Radio City launches in Ahmednagar

NewsX starts dry run, to launch brand campaign

9th Zee Gaurav awards presented

Sunfeast Udaya Kannada film awards slated for 9 March

Jack Black to host Nick US' Kids' Choice Awards
Neha Jain triumphs on 2nd edition of 'Nat Geo Junior Hunt'

BBC, RMS renew deal for cash schemes reprocurement

Dave Stewart to help improve Nokia's artists deals

Content-based social networking site 'Corners' launches

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (20/01/2008 to 26/01/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (20/01/2008 to 26/01/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Sony Entertainment TV
Sun TV
DD1
Zee Telugu

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
    		• Procter & Gamble bags Cannes Lions award
    		• Cos playing online branding game; advertisers target teenagers and youth
    		• Shah Rukh bags 10% of BAG Glamour for Rs 10 crore
    		• ITV group launches Hindi news channel
    		• SET eyes $60m from first IPL season
    		• Polo Ralph Lauren, Versace to dress up Reliance Brands
    Source: Economic Times
     
    		• Sony to earn Rs 300 cr from IPL
    		• DishTV, Tata Sky seek govt help on Trai move
    		• Tanla publishes mobile mkt, advt guide in UK
    		• Time for change
    		• The New Holy Grail
    		• Brand India needs promotion in Russia: CII
    		• McDonald`s to set up Rs 100 cr unit in north
    Source: Business-Standard
     
    		• On a hot, creative pursuit
    		• Scripting history, boosting spread
    		•  Pepsi ropes in Ranbir and Deepika
    		•  Australians all set for IPL?
    Source: DNA
      
    		• Future Group pulls out of IPL bidding for title sponsorship
    		• Sabol to enter soft drinks, ready-to-eat foods market
    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
    		• Bollywood goes minimalist with Jodhaa Akbar promotion
    		• Lawmakers pin the blame on Mattel
    		• Super bowl ads go sweeter
    		•  Just munch it
    		•  Can a sandwich be slandered?
    		• Marketers think recession is upon us
    		• Big Mac gets Punjabi flavour
    Source: Financial Express
     
    		• Tanla to launch mobile advertising, marketing guide
    Source: Sify
     
    		•  P&G bags Cannes 2008 advertiser award
    Source: Times of India
     
    International News
    		• Reuters to sell Guardian US ads
    Source: Guardian
     
    		• Nokia rolls out mobile advertising network
    Source: BtoB Magazine
     
    		• AOL's Morgan Departs
    		• Kia's Top Marketer Beavis Leaves
    Source: Ad Week
     
    		• FSI Blowout!! Citi, McD's Boost Spends
    Source: Brand Week
     
    		• Australia to get live coverage of IPL
    Source: www.cricinfo.com
     
    		• Nielsen to Take Extra Year to Roll Out LPM Service
    		• Report: Rochester Paper Has Widest Reach in U.S.
    Source: Media Week
     
    		• DPP candidate urges rival to save ad funds for charity
    Source: Taiwan
    		• Orange, Nokia to cooperate on gaming, advertising
    Source:Reuters
     
    		• US Internet advertising worth 25.5 bln dlrs in 2007: IDC
    Source: Yahoo
     
    		• Microsoft Expands Mobile Advertising Syndication
    Source: FOXBusiness
     
    		• UK mobile companies to develop advertising standards
    Source: Financial Times
     
    		• Jay-Z Launches Translation Advertising Agency
    Source: Popeater
     
    		• TAIWAN: Hsieh to cut back on TV ad spots
    Source: Asia Media
     
    		• GSM: NCC extends promo ban to product advertising
    Source: Business Day, Nigeria
     
    		• JumpTap scores 7-country search & ad deal
    Source: CNET News.com
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