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Volume 20 - Issue No: 12











Special Report

Syndication: The new script for movie channels
Costs are ballooning and libraries are not available; movie channels find answer in title syndication.

 

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Walt Disney to up stake in UTV to 32%, invest Rs 9.2 bn in full deal
Walt Disney to up its stake in UTV Software to 32.1 per cent, making a fresh investment of Rs 8.05 bn; to also invest Rs 1.19 bn in UTV Global Broadcast for a 15 per cent stake.

Dish TV to line up $100 million debt
Subhash Chandra's Dish TV to line up a debt of Rs 4 bn out of a total fund requirement of Rs 11 bn; also in talks for further equity dilution after raising Rs 2.5 bn from Biyani's PE arm.

Zee may move court against Trai's mobile TV regulation
Zee Network writes to Information & Broadcasting ministry; says Trai regulation for mobile TV could land in the courts as it is loaded with several discrepancies and discriminations.

Four media biggies team up for online sales

Sony tops list of EFY awardees for consumer electronics

Vivek Sengupta exits IPAN; current VP to take over

Branded entertanment marketing to touch $25.4 bn in US

Publicis, Optimedia form JV to launch Optimedia Inside

Pepsi launches star-studded mega campaign for 2008

Nielsen Company acquires Audience Analytics

WWE awards 'Master Toy' license to Mattel

TataSky presents its case study at Buzz Power 2008

Hawaii's go! is first airline to launch website in vernacular

Barclay's Bank romps home with Grand Prix at GEMAS '08

BBC launches online ad campaign on bbcurdu.com

Star Cricket to air 10 matches of Under 19 Cricket WC

BBC's 'Top Gear,' 'Top of the Pops' boost circulation

Eurosport draws 80.5 mn viewers for Africa Cup of Nations

TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (27/01/2008 to 02/02/2008)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (27/01/2008 to 02/02/2008)
Zee TV
Star Plus
Star Sports
Sun TV
Sony Entertainment TV
Star Gold
Gemini TV
DD1

Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
  • One-stop shops prop ad industry
  • ‘New media opportunities are emerging as critical’
    Source: Livemint
     
  • Nokia ties up with Google to offer search engine facility
    Source: DNA
     
  • Ad shows Pratibha, Nitish 'above' Buddha, monks irked
    Source: CNN-IBN
     
  • Endorsement billionaires
    Source: Times of India
     
  • Greycells18 to tutor students via DTH
  • Walt Disney may hike stake in UTV to 32%
  • A V Rajwade: Not too poor to watch BBC
    Source: Business-Standard
  • Mallya plans to do an IPL on soccer field
  • Pepsi's 2008 campaign to kick off soon
  • Pepsi drops Ganguly, Dravid as brand ambassadors
    Source: Economic Times
      
  • Pepsi drops Ganguly, Dravid; Ishant, Rohit in
  • High court stops TVS Motor from selling Flame
    Source: Financial Express
      
  • BBMP sees big money in LCD hoardings
    Source: The Hindu
     
  • On a Net drive
  • HC restrains TVS from launching Flame motorcycle
    Source: Hindu Business Line
     
    International News
  • Judge Lets Lawsuit v. UM Proceed
  • Media Cos. Launch Ad Network
  • Kirshenbaum Adds Avon
  • Wendy's Names Interim CMO
    Source: Ad Week
     
  • Starbucks Gets Milk
    Source: Brand Week
     
  • Four big US newspaper companies set online ad network
    Source: Reuters
     
  • Obama, Clinton campaigns start advertising blitz in Ohio
    Source: The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
     
  • Traditional Media Companies Launch quadrantONE Ad Net
    Source: Media Week
     
  • Climax Lounge Renews Advertising Contract With IMAGE
    Source: dBusinessNews
  • Disney goes ad-funded with new mobile portal
    Source: Pocket Gamer
     
  • Ryanair agrees to end ads for '1p flights'
    Source: Telegraph
     
  • NYC Unveils New Condom Wrapper and Raunchy Ads
    Source: TheCelebrityCafe.com
     
  • Major Media Companies Form Alliance To Sell Ads On Internet
    Source: RTT News
     
  • MediaCorp-Singapore buys into Chinese outdoor ad firm
    Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
     
  • BT, Virgin and TalkTalk sign up to Phorm targeted ad service
    Source: Marketing Week
     
  • Mercedes to make $100 million ad push
    Source: UPI

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