Indiantelevision.com's The Ad Linx Reporter dated 4 Nov 2008 - Global and Indian advertising news, information and data at your fingertips

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HC declines to grant relief to Balaji Tele on Kyunki...
Bombay High Court declines to grant relief to Balaji Telefilms; Kyunki's last episode will be on 6 Nov.

Amritraj, UAE firm ink $250 mn movie production deal
Imagenation Abu Dhabi inks $250 mn financing deal with Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park Ent. for 20 films.

India TV launches interactive media company ITVI
India TV floats India TV Interactive to foray into new media platforms & Vas; Arvind Mahendru is head.

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Today's Newsbreakers.......India

	Hollywood still accounts for only 5% of Indian market
	Is Ekta a good host?
	Source:Times of India

	Sony Pix eyes new show merchandising sales
	US crisis hits ADAG's Hollywood classic venture
	PNB, Mother Dairy tie up in UP
	Reality and reality plus
	Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: The lowdown on the slowdown
	Source: Business Standard

	Sony’s English film is made in India
	Porsche to launch pre-owned car programme in India
	An old buzzword is back: Bargains
	Source: Financial Express

	Median advertisers peeved at Erode district administration removing boards
	Microsoft, LG sign pact for mobile technology
	Source: The Hindu

	JK govt launches ad blitz urging people to vote
	Yousuf takes U-turn again, rejoins ICL
	Source: Indian Express


	ICL smells a rat in TAM ratings for Season 2
	Rs200cr media splurge for elections
	IPL threatens to take legal course against Yousuf
	Bhutan gets first daily newspaper
	In India, the Internet is still politically incorrect
	Source: DNA

	McCann Worldgroup to bring in TAG to India
	Microsoft, LG sign mobile collaboration deal
	Source: Economic Times

	3rd Dimension Launches New National Mobile Advertising Network
	Source: IT News Online

	Obama Spent $44.5K on In-Game Advertising
	Source: ITvoir

	Home Solutions unveils consumer durables specialty store in Chennai
	Source: The Hindu business Line

International News

	The Squeeze Is On as Agencies Cut Budgets
	Social Network Seeks to Unite Artists
	Draftfcb Taps Simons as CCO
	DDB Welcomes AT&T's B-to-B
	Starbucks Gives Voters Free Coffee
	Source: Ad Week

	Omnicom's OMD Grabs $1 Billion Renault-Nissan Account
	Source: Media Week

	Wal-Mart Among Best 'Value' Brands, AIG Among Worst
	Source: Brand Week

	Illegal pharmaceutical ads infiltrate gov, edu sites (again)
	Source: Register

	Major brands adapt to new ad reality
	Source: Calgary Herald

	Sci Fi launches 'teleportation' ad
	Source: Guardian

	Drop in advertising pushes Viacom net down 37 percent
	Source: IHT

	Belo expects 4Q revenue to drop on ad sales
	Source: CNNMoney.com

	ASA bans television advertisement for Brown-Forman's liqueur brand
	Source: Datamonitor

	NZealand pizza chain withdraws dancing corpses ad
	Source: China Daily

	LookSmart Promotes Advertising Networks and Platforms Executives
	Source: WELT ONLINE

	More Than 100 Million Americans Viewed Mobile Ads in Q3 2008
	CQ Advertising Announces Strategic Hires and Key Promotions
	TRAFFIQ Announces Next Generation Advertising Marketplace
	Source: MarketWatch

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