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Executive Dossier
 
 
 










'GEC space will see turmoil this year'
 Interview with MSM president (network sales, licensing & telephony) Rohit Gupta

Media, Advertising & Marketing Watch
Disney's Q1 financials: Magic fades?
Revenues, profitsare down as it grapples with the economic recession and changing consumrs.

Fifth birthday cake for Facebook
 The social networking site celebrates its fifth birthday with a free gift for its 150 mn users,

Nielsen opens its second 'Bases' office in India

'Strictly Come Dancing' sashays into licensing

Amateur footballers to compete at Budweiser 6v6 Cup

Disney’s KidSense 3 unlocks the emerging ‘codes’ of tweens in India

Hidesign launches Spring Summer collection with Kandinsky

Karl Gomes to judge Adfest 2009

Sony Ent to launch 'Ek Safar Aisa' from 9 February

AT&T, DirecTV launch Quad-Play bundle service


TV Ratings
Top 10 Programmes (18/01/2009 to 24/01/2009)
Doordarshan's Top 10
Top 10 In All TV Homes
Top 10 in Cable & Satellite Homes

Top 100 Programmes (18/01/2009 to 24/01/2009)
Colors
Star Plus
Zee TV
Sun TV
Zee Cinema
Zee Marathi
MAX
NDTV Imagine
Sony Entertainment TV
Gemini TV
Eenadu TV
Sahara One
Star One
ETV Marathi
Maa Telugu
SAB
Udaya TV
Source: www.indiantelevision.com
Today's Newsbreakers.......India
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    Bajaj Electricals decides against white goods foray

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    Pavers England takes franchisee route to expand

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    Seeking more bang for the buck

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    ‘Critical to get consumption back’

    Source: Hindu Business Line
      
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    India Inc to splash on ads this quarter

    Source: Economic Times
     
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    Second IPL innings puts reverse swing on slowdown

    • Seeking more bang for the buck

    Source: Business Standard

      
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    Microsoft Launches “Gaze” Beta Of Ad Gadget

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    Yahoo Halts Serving Ads In RSS Feeds

    Source: eBrandz
      
    		•

    Brands promoting celebrities?

    Source: Fianancial Express
     
      
    		•

    ChoiceStream’s Drive into Online Advertising Attracts Industry

    Source: TechWhack
      
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    Yahoo executive Coleman joins AOL

    Source: domain-B
      
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    Time Warner swings to Q4 loss on hefty writedown

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    Airtime rates fall as slowdown hits IPL

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    Regulator bans ads that don’t add up

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    Contrarian approach: it works up to a point

    Source: Livemint
      
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    Yatra.com announces the opportunity to advertise on website

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    There's gold in them, thar TV ads

    Source: The Money Times
     
    International News
    		• There's Still Room for Google Killers, Study Says
    		• Reward Program Members Are Brand Champions
    		• Disney Profit Dives
    		• Kutcher Debuts Series on Facebook
    		• Super Bowl XLIII Is Most-Watched Ever, per Nielsen
    		• OMD's Hess Moves to Carat
    		• Coke Dabbles in iPhone Apps
    		• McCann Scores Aldi's U.S. Chores
    		• Gotham Taps McCann Vet as CMO
    		• June 12 Is New DTV Deadline
    Source: Ad Week
     
    		• Coke Dabbles in iPhone Apps
    		• Ashton Kutcher Debuts Series on Facebook
    		• Private Label Takes a Bite Out of Kraft's Profit
    Source: Brand Week
     
    		• Core wants big slice of Ireland €1.4bn advertising spend
    Source: Irish Times
     
    		• McCann lands Aldi advertising account
    Source: Crain's Detroit Business
     
    		• An Advertising Drive Born in Kremlin Politics
    Source: The Moscow Times
     
    		• Amateur TV Ad Makers Are in the Chips
    Source: tvdecoder
     
    		• Advertising revenue growth to plunge in ME
    Source: ameinfo.com
     
    		• TNS Media Provides Full Analysis of Super Bowl Advertising Campaigns
    Source: MarketWatch
     
    		• Time Warner Reports $16 Billion Quarterly Loss On Write Offs
    Source: CNN Money
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