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 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
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