28 Dec 2002 Volume 6 Issue no: 42

 










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Headlines
MAX confident of selling inventory by mid-Jan '03

SET executive VP sales and revenue mgmt Rohit Gupta was confident that MAX was on target as far as sales and revenues for the World Cup 2003 were concerned... More

Ads with celebrities draw higher recall - study
Customer recall is higher in products whose ads feature celebrities, according to a study on celebrity endorsement carried out by Indica Research... More

World Cup Special
Cricket: business, not sport - Ad Club debate
Former Test cricketer K Srikkanth's summation of the current state of cricket as a means of business and entertainment aptly described the mood at a panel discussion that had media bigwigs rubbing shoulders with cricketing celebrities and C&S channel heads on Thursday evening... More



World Cup is worth every penny of investment-Dasgupta
SET India CEO Kunal Dasgupta has claimed that the World Cup cricket 2003 telecasts on MAX will provide 40 brands with a unique opportunity to make it bigger than the best... More

DD Metro lines up film fare for New Year Eve
DD Metro will ring in the New Year with style, rather filmi style... More

Mandira replaces Ruby in MAX's 'Extraaa Innings'
The svelte cricket-loving Mandira Bedi has replaced bubbly Ruby Bhatia in MAX's Extraaa Innings during the forthcoming World Cup Cricket 2003... More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
ETC Punjabi to offer prizes on yearend countdown show

ETC Punjabi has hit upon a novel idea for the year end... More

Pepsi launches TVC with international cricketers

Beverages conglomerate Pepsi has launched a new TV campaign featuring four international cricketers... More

Eternal Dreams bags telly marketing rights

TV software production and marketing outfit Eternal Dreams has bagged the exclusive marketing rights of DD Metro channel for its New Year special events, to be telecast on 31 December and 1 January 2003 between 5:30 pm and 1:30 am... More

Sansui adopts new strategy to market 'Antakshari'

Electronics major Sansui that has stepped in to sponsor the new look musical game show Antakshari on Zee TV, has launched an innovative marketing campaign... More

Executive Dossier
Zap on to Zee MGM anytime and you will have a good movie"
Zee MGM, Zee English head Ajay Trigunayat holds forth on his plans for the year ahead. More


Tube Talk
DD to air match between DD team, 'Lagaan' cast More

Source: www.indiantelevision.com

Other Headlines
Future Shock: Digital TV, Wired Buildings, Cold Coffee & The Net More
Source:The Financial Express

No laughing matter More
Awesome twosome More
Aamdani badhao on Max More
Zee-Turner’s tariff hike upsets TN Cable operators More
Set-top companies gear up More
CAS and DTT compete in metros More
DD in a fix over integrated site More
Avinash Wadhwan’s debut on television More
Khichdi to woo kids More
DD Bharti turns one More
Source:Screen

Broadcasting Authority bill to be tabled in budget session More
CAS to increase pay revenues of broadcasters More
STAR goes for centralised distribution deals with MSOs More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Meet the very different Mr & Mrs Iyer More
Megas and telefilms ruled the tube More
Here comes Okkadu More
Source: The Times of India

DD series to tell true story of Kashmir More
Sri Lanka justifies radio equipment import More
AIR bid to preserve Renaissance plays More
Press Council asks papers to halt liquor, tobacco ads More
No security threat due to LTTE radio: Govt. More
Source: The Hindu

Getting all SET to bat for HBO More
Another online lottery from Feb More
Source: The Hindu Business Line

DD regional channels post excellent revenue growth, says TAM ADEX ... More
Indica Research highlights consumer standpoint in the CAS debate More
Source: www.agencyfaqs.com

Stumped for a solution More
Source: Business Standard

Fifa breaks convention to award Parminder More
Al-Jazeera to reach out to West with web site More
Source: The Hindustan Times

Reliance offers netway revolution More
Star blackout threatened More
Source: The Indian Express

Israeli film festival in city More
Source: The Asian Age

Lion King Simba is back More
Source: Mid Day
"The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle: they're on TV" -- Homer Simpson

International Headlines
World - Plasma TV set shipments to see growth More
Long-Awaited Cable TV Access Stalls Again in Foster, R.I. More
Former Viacom executive moves to buy Muppets from EM.TV More
Iraq: Saddam Husayn says curbs on foreign satellite TV must stay More
Macedonia: Assembly appoints managers of state radio and TV More
Source: Hoovers

Family first: The best TV emphasized our bonds to one another More
Source: www2.bostonherald.com

Morocco readies to authorize private tv channels, radio stations More
Source: www.arabicnews.com

TV cooks have 'bad hygiene' More
Source: www.news.com.au

Not much new on TV in 2002 More
Source: www.msnbc.com

TV Ban on Religious Adverts Set to Go More
Source: www.news.scotsman.com

Advertising grabs Algerian TV More
Source: www.news24.com

Stir over TV cook hygiene More
Source: BBC News

Nine strikes digital TV deal with Foxtel More
Source: www.theage.com.au

Too many channels, too few viewers: not the best of years for Canadian TV More
Source: www.canada.com

From dog cops to monster storms, TV with all the elements More
Source: www.sfgate.com

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