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| Govt. okays FDI of 20% in private
FM radio |
The Government today has approved
20 percent Foreign Direct Investment, FDI for the private FM radio
sector. The present guidelines allow Foreign Institutional Investor,
FII up to 20 per cent of a FM channel's equity capital and the FDI
is not permitted. Read More ...
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| See how Entertainment Marketing
Mesmerise you |
The Entertainment Marketing,
a chasing dream which combines the understanding of brands and the
assertions of consumers with films or television to create mass
media product with a twist. The Indian Tale began its leg operation
with Leo Entertainment (from Leo Burnett), BroadMind (from Group
M which is now rebranded as 'M Entertainment'), Lintertainment (from
Lintas) and Mates (MA for Madison and TES for Team Works), the major
advertising agencies entered into the 'in film concept' of advertising
and promotion of films, television and music. Read More ...
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| Nickelodeon to be launched in Korea |
On Music Network, a joint venture
between MTV Networks Asia and On Media, today announced its intention
to launch a second entertainment brand dedicated exclusively to
kids – Nickelodeon Korea – in Q3 2005. Read More ...
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| Synovate conducts a study on young
Asians |
Today’s young Asian is a multi-tasking,
interactive, digital-driven consumer according to 'Young Asians',
a new study released by leading global research company, Synovate.
Read More ...
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| Smurfit Open live on Ten Sports |
Starting this Thursday Ten Sports
will telecast live top quality golf from the European Tour calendar.
Read More ...
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| Sahara's Sahay resigns |
Ambikanand Sahay, who was overseeing
the television and print news business of the Sahara Stable, has
put in his papers. Read More ...
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| Intelligroup may set up 2nd unit
at Mumbai |
The Nasdaq listed Intelli group,
Inc., an IT consulting and services provider whose off shoring centre
is based in Hyderabad, will be setting up a second development centre
in India, besides hiring between 300-500 workers in the next two
quarters. Read More ...
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| Aksh Optifibre underways Andhra
Broadband project |
The Andhra Pradesh government's
ambitious project to set up a broadband network in the State got
underway with the contractor, Aksh Optifibre, stating that the optical
fibre cables for the first phase of the project would be delivered
within nine months. Read More ...
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| Shyam Basic acquires 7.47 stake
in NDTV |
Shyam Basic Infrastructure Projects
has acquired a 7.47 percent stake in New Delhi Television Ltd, NDTV
through open market purchase. Read More ...
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| MTV launches channel for Gay people |
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| Nestle, Channel [V] China to present
Summer Shake 05 |
Nestle Pure Life has teamed up
with Channel [V] to present Summer Shake 2005, the largest outdoor
music event in China. Read More ...
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| TAM to increase peoplemeters to
10,300 in Class I towns |
In response to the latest NRS
2005 findings that showed an increase in the Cable and Satellite
universe numbers, TAM Media Research has decided to increase its
existing TV panel from 4,800 peoplemeters to 10,300. Read More ...
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| MTV to showcase 'All Eyes On Tony
Blair' |
In response to the latest NRS
2005 findings that showed an increase in the Cable and Satellite
universe numbers, TAM Media Research has decided to increase its
existing TV panel from 4,800 peoplemeters to 10,300. Read More ...
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| Two Minute TV launches 3 original
series for Mobiles |
Two Minute Television, a pioneer
in the short form video industry, in associatrion with with SmartVideo
Technologies, has announced the launch of three original short form
video series will be available to anyone with a smartphone or PDA
equipped with a media player. Read More ...
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| ADAE plans DTH foray through Reliance
Energy |
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises
(ADAE) group is entering into direct to home (DTH) broadcast business
and the vehicle for entry will be Reliance Energy (REL). On Tuesday,
the company applied to the information and broadcasting (I&B)
ministry for licence to provide DTH services. Read More ...
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| TiVo Names Tom Rogers as CEO |
TiVo Inc said it named media
veteran Tom Rogers as CEO of the television recording technology
company. Read More ...
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| Online pirates face new music |
Online music businesses appear
to be unable to control their joy over the United States' Supreme
Court's ruling that online peer-to-peer file sharing services like
Grokster and Morpheus could be infringing on copyrights of artists
and music companies. Read More ...
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| Complaint filed against 'The Sun's'
online edition |
A complaint has been filed under
the Information Technology Act with adjudicating officer Prakash
Kumar, in which RBI stands as one of the respondents. Read More ...
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| Videocon buys Thomson CTV tube
business |
The Videocon Group, through its
offshore entity, has agreed to acquire from the France-based Thomson
SA, a media services, systems, equipment and technology group, the
entire ownership of Thomson's various colour picture tube-related
business interests. Read More ...
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| UTV files an application for two
kids channels |
United Home Entertainment, a
sister concern of UTV Software Communications Limited, has filed
an application with I&B Ministry for uplinking of two more channels
in the rapidly growing kids entertainment space. Read More ...
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| Channel 7 claims No. 2 in reach
in UP |
As per the latest TAM figures
available, within three months of launch, Channel 7 is already No.
2 in terms of cumulative reach in Uttar Pradesh. Read More ...
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| Star Plus garners 15 Million Calls
for KBC 2 |
Star Plus has registered a historic
number of 15 million calls within 10 days from viewers seeking to
enter Kaun Banega Crorepati 2, KBC 2, the Hindi version of quiz
show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'. Read More ...
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| Zee says 'Time Bomb' ratings impressive |
Zee TV claims that the serial
'Time Bomb', which refuses to leave the centre stage, is giving
a good show. Read More ...
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| ABC announces a special session
for media planners in Delhi |
ABC is organising an informative
programme specially for Media Planners in New Delhi so as to enlighten
the fraternity about the rigorous process of checks and balances
employed by the Bureau before the circulation figures are certified
and confirmed. Read More ...
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| TRAI free-way on satellite radio
services |
The Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India , TRAI, gave the green signal for 100 percent foreign ownership
in satellite radio services with no entry and licence fee for the
time being. Read More ...
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| Doordarshan unviels new 'cash-flow
basis' scheme |
Prasar Bharati has relax control
over Cricket, and has decided to encourage other sports. In this
regard, the Public Broadcaster has launched a new secret plot, wherein
the Sports Federation will be paying Doordarshan, DD for actual
cash expenditure incurred by them in broadcasting sports events
live on its channels. Read More ...
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| WPP first 5-month revenues up 20% |
WPP Group today said its revenues
are up by more than 20% in the first five months of the year thanks
to rapid growth in Latin America and the acquisition of rival Grey
Global. Read More ...
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| Star suspects sabotage of signals
from AsiaSat |
Star India suspects a possible
sabotage of its signals from AsiaSat 3s, the satellite which carries
Star bouquet of channels. Read More ...
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| HP India to focus on SMEs |
Hewlett Packard India Pvt. Ltd,
is tuning its strategy for small and medium enterprises or SMEs,
which is growing at a healthy clip of 15.5 per cent according to
IDC figures. Read More ...
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| Yahama expects to increase share
to 6% by 2007 |
Yamaha Motor India Pvt. Ltd.,
which currently has a five per cent share of the Indian motorcycle
market, is looking at increasing its share to six per cent by end-2005
and to 10 per cent by 2007. Read More ...
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| BCCL buys 6.6% in Today’s Pens |
Bennett, Coleman and Company,
BCCL, has picked up 6.6% equity in Today’s Writing Products, TWP
Ltd for Rs 7 crore. BCCL has bought 8.44 lakh shares of Today’s
Writing Products, a leading writing instruments manufacturer, at
a price of Rs 82.90 per share. Read More ...
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| Long banned documentary 'War and
Peace', receives theatrical release |
Anand Patwardhan's 'War and Peace',
is the first Indian documentary to receive a theatrical release.
The Long banned documentary was premiered at Zee Controlled Fun
Republic on June 24. Read More ...
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| Star scoops 40 Awards at PROMAX
& BDA |
Star bagged a total of 40 awards,
15 World Gold, 13 World Silver and 12 World Bronze, more awards
than any other Asian broadcaster at the 2005 PROMAX & BDA Awards
held in New York, USA. Read More ...
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| Men warned against metrosexuality
through campaign |
Men around the world have been
warned against a unique 21st century "illness" that could make them
extinct. Read More ...
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| Once upon a time, when people heard
Harikatha |
Long before the Television in
the corner captured our nights and left us in a stupor, people thronged
temple grounds to hear Harikatha, the tale of the gods. Read More ...
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| Hackers re-focus on web browsers |
The hacker brotherhood has refocused
its criminal energies on tampering with web browsers, especially
Microsoft's Internet Explorer, and its nimbler and more robust open-source
browser rival, Mozilla Firefox. Read More ...
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| Cherie to make TV show on 1st Ladies |
Britain's First Lady is to make
a two-hour television documentary about the spouses of British Prime
Ministers and their lives inside Downing Street. It is based on
Ms Cherie Blair's book No. 10. Read More ...
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| Come Rain or Storm, Telly Stars
Rock |
With the motherland and all its
inhabitants seemingly on vacation, with long spells of unpleasant
climatic conditions and with the mushrooming of cool malls and cinema
theatres... zilch appears to be happening on the outside... Situation
like a silly encounter between Gulshan Grover and our building liftman
bhaiyaa are topping charts of excitement these days... every time
I narrate this incident to people, they roll out on the floor laughing
hysterically... Read More ...
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| Maxus, Mumbai bags media duties
of Essar Spacetel |
Maxus, Mumbai has bagged the
media duties of Essar Spacetel, an Essar group company that is set
to venture into the telecom space by the end of the year. Read More ...
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| DTH-enabled TV set to conquer market |
With more and more DTH platforms
getting the official nod to air their services. Read More ...
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| Sun TV's Metti Oli delivers a whooping
TRP of 45 |
Sun TV's longest running daily
soap, Metti Oli, gave a whooping TRP of 45 on June 18 2005, a highest
ever recorded TRP on Indian Television. Read More ...
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| Dainik Jagran launches Junior Jagran
across 10 edition |
The overwhelming response of
‘Junior Jagran’, an all colour tabloid for teenage segment, in Punjab
and Noida, has encouraged Dainik Jagran to launch it in 20 other
cities across Jagran domain. Read More ...
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| 'The Times of India' is the Masthead
of the World |
With more than 2.4 million copies
sold every day, The Times of India, TOI has been certified by the
Audit Bureau of Circulation as having become the world’s largest
selling English broadsheet newspaper, ahead of giants like USA Today
and Wall Street Journal, Times London and The Guardian. Read More ...
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| Brand Sania earns 2.6 million,
a year |
Sania Mirza appeared at a Wimbledon
press conference wearing a t-shirt with the slogan: "Wellbehaved
women rarely make history". Read More ...
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| FIPB may hurdle Roy's gift to daughter |
The Foreign Investment Promotion
Board (FIPB), is reviewing the proposal of gifting 15 percent stake
in the NDTV, by the company's promoters, DR Prannoy Roy and wife
Radhika to daughter Tara Roy. Read More ...
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| GKB lenses for Sony |
GKB Ophalmics limited, will diversify
into manufacturing of precision lenses for Sony Entertainment Television.
Read More ...
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| 7UP launches its special drink
7UP ICE |
7UP the clear lemon brand of
PepsiCo India has launched its special edition variant - "7UP ICE"
across India. Read More ...
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| Bollywood Titans clash on BBC Business
Bites |
This Sunday, the 26th June, BBC
World’s acclaimed weekly business programme, India Business Report:
Business Bites, features a discussion on the paradigm shift in the
business of Bollywood. Read More ...
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| TV18 plans conversion of warrants,
to fund new channel |
TV18 is considering a proposal
to advance the date of outstanding warrants issued by way of a rights
issue in November 2004 to fund its new news channels. Read More ...
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| Echostar adds Zee Gujarati to Dish
Programming lineup |
Echostar Communications Corp.
said that it has added Zee Gujarati to its international programming
lineup of its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service.
Read More ...
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| MTV & VHI to showcase footage
from Live 8 concerts |
The Live 8 concerts are coming
to MTV and VH1. The July 2 global shows to raise awareness of poverty
in Africa will air for eight hours on the MTV network and on VH1.
Read More ...
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| The ‘fast lane to KBC2’, only for
Airtel customers till July 7 2005 |
Airtel, India’s leading mobile
service in partnership with Star India brings to its customers an
exclusive opportunity to directly reach the 'Fastest Finger First'
round of KBC2. Read More ...
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| Special TV serial on poets |
Kabir Siddiqui will make a special
10 episode TV serial, 'Yeh Dilon Ke Raste'. Read More ...
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| Yahoo! India completes half a decade
of operations in India |
Launched on this day five years
ago and among a handful of survivors of the dotcom bust, Yahoo!
India has today completed five years of operations in India. Read More ...
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| Uplinking made easy for foreign
channels; to pay fee |
The Information and Broadcasting
Ministry has decided to grant foreign television channels a licence
fee of RS 1 lakh a year, for live reporting from India, so as to
freeing up from having to seek permission to uplink for special
events. Read More ...
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| Manwani is the New Chairman of
HLL |
M.S. Banga today has hands over
baton to Harish Manwani, who says Hindustan Lever Ltd, HLL is a
company which is the most integrated with the fabric of India. Read More ...
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| For BBC weather, it's raining brickbats |
If Peter Gibbs has learned one
thing in his years as a weather presenter for the British Broadcasting
Corporation, it is that the inherent delightfulness of sunshine
is by no means a matter of faith in the land of rain and gloom.
Read More ...
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| DD Urdu by 2006 |
Prasar Bharati will start a news
and entertainment channel in Urdu from January 1, 2006. Read More ...
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| Mauj creates 'Sarkar' game for
CellOne |
Mauj, the wireless solutions
provider has announced the launch of a game, 'Sarkar' on Cell One
Galaxy – BSNL’s GPRS portal. Read More ...
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| Intelsat announces successful launch
of IA-8 satellite |
Satellite communications provider
Intelsat has announced that the IA-8 satellite has been successfully
launched aboard Sea Launch’s Zenit-3SL rocket. Read More ...
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| BBC Arabic launches on FM in Lebanon |
The international radio news
service BBC Arabic has increased its presence in the Middle East
with a new partnership. Read More ...
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| Newsweek scribe Alexander dies |
Trailblazing journalist Shana
Alexander, whose verbal skirmishes with conservative political columnist
James J. Kilpatrick on CBS' 60 Minutes were spoofed in a Saturday
Night Live skit, has died of cancer. Read More ...
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| Carol Melton is Time Warner EVP
for Global Public Policy |
Time Warner Inc. has appointed
Carol Melton, as Executive Vice President for Global Public Policy.
Read More ...
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| CCTV - Autodesk tie-up for high
definition programming |
China Central Television, CCTV,
China's largest national television network, has expanded its post-production
pipeline with media and entertainment solutions from Autodesk. Read More ...
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| Star Plus targets 500 Mn viewers
through IIFA |
Star Plus kick starts its telecast
of the Samsung IIFA Awards on Sunday, June 26 at 9:30 pm. Read More ...
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| ITVN to exhibit IPTV at Satellite
Expo 2005 |
ITVN, an emerging provider of
IPTV hardware, programming software and interactive networks announced
that it is exhibiting at Satellite Expo 2005. Read More ...
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| IDEA offers cut off percentage
for college admission |
IDEA Cellular Ltd. is offering
an extremely convenient service for the youth seeking admissions
to various colleges in the new academic year. Read More ...
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| McDonald's takes off controversial
China ad |
A McDonald's television ad that
showed a Chinese man begging has been taken off the air in China
following complaints, media reports from China say. Read More ...
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| The Sun says "Your Life for Sale",
the BPO Sting |
Britain's campaign against job
and data shifts to countries like India is set to intensify after
a sting operation revealed that a call centre employee from Delhi
sold the bank details of 1,000 British customers to an undercover
reporter of the Rupert Murdoch promoted Newspaper, 'The Sun'. Read More ...
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| Dishnet Wireless launches Wi-Fi |
Dishnet Wireless today launched
its WIFi services in Kolkata. Read More ...
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| NTL, Telewest’s $10 Bn merger on
track |
British cable television operators
NTL Corporation and Telewest Global Inc have moved closer to a $10.8
billion merger. Read More ...
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| Pamela Anderson speaks her mind
on Star World |
The road of stardom has never
been easy, especially when it comes to the original Baywatch beauty,
Pamela Anderson, who lives a turbulent life in the full glare of
the media. Read More ...
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| Dial One receives 15 lakh calls
in one day |
India’s only live dial-in show,
Sahara One’s popular Dial One Aur Jeeto, has received a never-before
number of calls and SMS-es with a whopping 15-lakh-plus phone calls
and 40,000-plus SMS-es in a single day, Claims Sahara One. Read More ...
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| New season of Indian Cricket arrives
on SET |
Sony Entertainment Television,
SET has won live and exclusive rights to broadcast the back to back
triangular series this Summer between India, Sri Lanka and West
Indies followed by India, New Zealand & Zimbabwe. Read More ...
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| Hyundai withdraws Maruti Ad |
The legal tussle between Maruti
Udyog and Hyundai Motor took an interesting turn, when Hyundai Motor
has 'temporarily withdrawn' its brochure advertisement. Read More ...
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| Paramount to revamp distribution
activities in India |
Paramount Films of India LTD,
PFI, one of the oldest motion picture distributors of American films
in India, has revamped its distribution activities in India, entering
into strategic deals with local distributors to market Hollywood
films in the country. Read More ...
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| Emvies, natural jocund's for MindShare |
The all India award for excellence
in Media, the Emvies, got off to a colorful start today. The colors
of the Emvies 2005 were manifestly more full, intense, and lively
that those of natural jocund's for MindShare, this evening. Read More ...
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| New chief vows to stop Sony's slide |
The head of Sony, Sir Howard
Stringer, on Wednesday promised shareholders a fresh plan to revamp
the company and halt the long slide in its stock price as he formally
became Sony's first foreign chief executive. Read More ...
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| Yahoo pulls plug on chat rooms |
Reacting to angry protests from
several of its top sponsors, Yahoo Inc. has pulled the plug on perhaps
hundreds of chat rooms operating on its site after a media report
revealed that some of the rooms were used to promote sex with minors.
Read More ...
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| Ash appears on Russian magazine |
Aishwarya Rai is indeed going
places and increasingly becoming popular throughout the globe. Read More ...
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| Kinetic, Tata Indicom tie-up |
Tata Indicom, a telecommunications
service provider, and Kinetic Motor Company, a scooter manufacturer,
said they have entered into a strategic alliance to offer a series
of joint promotions. Read More ...
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| BBC designs new editorial guidelines |
The BBC has introduced the latest
edition of its editorial guidelines, which will introduce a time
delay on its live coverage of sensitive news events such as Sept
11 and the school massacre in Beslan, Russia. Read More ...
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| TME appoints Shan Jain, to head
Delhi operations |
The Media Edge, TME is aggressively
strengthening its senior management team. Read More ...
|
| Disney Princess will add another
jewel to her tiara |
Disney Consumer Products, DCP
has announced that Disney Princess will add another jewel to her
tiara in 2005: $3 billion in worldwide consumer products retail
sales. Read More ...
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| Media & Entertainment Business
to Hit $1.8 Billion by 2009 |
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers,
the global media and entertainment business will grow by 7.3 percent
annually to $1.8 trillion in 2009, led by developments in the Asia
Pacific region, particularly in China and India. Read More ...
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| Sony shareholders okay Stringer
as new CEO |
Sony shareholders on Wednesday
approved Howard Stringer, the Welsh-born head of the company's entertainment
arm, as its new chief executive. Read More ...
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| India Bags Cannes Lions |
Indian ad agencies have roared
at Cannes, proving their 'platinum metal' at the advertising industry’s
Oscars, at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2005.
Read More ...
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| Times offloads 8.55 % stake in
Mid Day |
The Bennett, Coleman & CO
LTD media conglomerate that owns The Times of India, The Economic
Times, and other newspapers and magazines, offloaded a 8.55 per
cent equity stake in Mid Day Multimedia, owner of Mumbai's leading
afternoon daily Mid Day. Read More ...
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| Havas chief Pouzilhac resigns |
Alain de Pouzilhac stepped down
as chairman and chief executive of advertising company Havas on
Tuesday. Read More ...
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| 'Time Bomb' hearing adjourned to
June 27 |
The Delhi High Court today adjourned
the 'Time Bomb' case filed by Twentieth Century Fox, seeking an
injunction against Zee TV the thriller 'Time Bomb', till Monday,
June 27. Read More ...
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| Fox, Marvel sue Sony over 'X-Men'
feature film script |
Twentieth Century Fox and Comic
book publisher Marvel Enterprises, have sued Sony Pictures and Revolution
Studios to thwart the release of 'Zoom Academy', a film they say
infringes on their popular 'X-Men' movies. Read More ...
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| Broadband makes news uplinks much
more easier |
The availability of broadband,
abundantly and a relative lower cost, has made it a lot easier for
television news broadcasters to get uplinks almost from from the
back of beyond. Read More ...
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| Lintas IMAG bags Allied Computer
account |
Allied Computer International
(ACi), UK-based notebook specialist, has appointed Lintas Integrated
Marketing Action Group (IMAG) as its communications and marketing
partner in India. Read More ...
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| F-1 fiasco could run up huge bill |
Angry United States fans are
threatening Formula One chiefs with multi-million dollar lawsuits
over Sunday's Grand Prix in Indianapolis when only six cars raced.
Read More ...
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| Coke, EU sign agreement |
The European Union today said
it reached a legally binding agreement with the Coca-Cola Co. Read More ...
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| Animal Planet to investigate Tsunami |
>Did the animals know that
the tsunami was coming? How do animals react when a natural disaster
strikes? And what can we learn from them? Read More ...
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| TAM India wins at WAM 2005 in Montreal |
The TAM India's Strategy Research
paper titled 'Penta-Gration! A new technique to measure TV sponsorships',
has won the best paper award at the WAM conference in Montreal.
Read More ...
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| Divya Bhaskar celebrates 2 years
with Divya Utsav |
Divya Bhaskar has completed two
years in Gujarat, and they are celebrating it with a week-long festival
Divya Utsav. Read More ...
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| Sahara One in search of real-life
Ranis |
Have you smiled at adversities
and have the courage to take on life? Read More ...
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| BBC nicks Robinson as political
editor |
Nick Robinson is returning to
the BBC to take over as political editor, replacing Andrew Marr
who is stepping down from the job. Read More ...
|
| Prison for Ex-Adelphia Executives |
John J. Rigas, the former head
of the Adelphia Communications cable platform, has been sentenced
to 15 years in prison. Read More ...
|
| 'American Idol Underground', the
Online Incarnation |
Fluid Audio Networks, and FremantleMedia
announced the launch of the first ever online incarnation of American
Idol, 'American Idol Underground'. Read More ...
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| KBC in the numbers game |
Star India’s chief operating
officer Sameer Nair cannot contain his excitement. In the first
10 days of the telephone lines being opened for entry to Kaun Banega
Crorepati (KBC) II, the channel received a whopping 1.5 crore calls.
Read More ...
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| GCap tips at Radioworks 2005 |
With Indian radio at the same
stage where UK radio was 12 years ago, GCap, had some invaluable
tips to share with advertising and media professionals on Monday.
Read More ...
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| 1.5 Mn arguments over TV remote |
TV remotes may just turn out
to be the single largest cause of arguments in the world. Read More ...
|
| WGA to organisereality TV genre |
The Writers Guild of America
west, WGAw, has embarked on campaign to organize the writers, producers
and editors in the reality TV industry. Read More ...
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| Emvie awards on June 23, Ad Club
Mgmt changes |
The Advertising Club Bombay is
to present the most coveted media awards, the Emvie awards, at a
ceremony to be held on June 23 at the Taj Lands End in the city.
Read More ...
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| Kalpana Bansal is the E V-P at
Mudra |
Mudra has appointed Ms Kalpana
Bansal as Executive Vice-President and Head of Leadership, Learning
and Change (LLC). Read More ...
|
| NBC upfront Ad Sales drops |
NBC’s upfront ad sales have been
completed, with commitments down about $900 million from last year
to $1.9 billion. Read More ...
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| All3Media acquires Mersey TV |
All3Media has reached a deal
to acquire Liverpool-based Mersey Television Company, the outfit
behind the Channel 4’s youth-targeted soap Hollyoaks and the BBC’s
tween/teen drama Grange Hill. Read More ...
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| John Medeiros is the new new V-P
of CASBAA |
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting
Association of Asia, CASBAA has appointed John Medeiros as vice
president for government relations and regulatory affairs. Read More ...
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| Jarl Mohn joins MobiTV as Dir. |
In a move that signals the potential
of the mobile television category, Jarl Mohn, known as Lee Masters,
has joined the board of directors of Idetic, the company that created
MobiTV(R), the world's leading television network for mobile phones.
Read More ...
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| Radio, cable go ga-ga over M&A |
A flurry of assets for sale in
the US radio and cable sectors and the potential that more may soon
land on the block should keep shoppers for mid-sized media properties
occupied this summer. Read More ...
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| Promax&BDA 2005 to Kick-Off
Today |
As PROMAX&BDA, which opens
its doors this week from June 21 to June 23, at New York's Marriott
Marquis, will have an unparalleled lineup of exhibitors, speakers
and sessions. Read More ...
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| Echostar names Neuman as new president |
EchoStar Communications Corporation
announced that it has appointed Michael A. Neuman as president and
chief operating officer, overseeing day-to-day operations. Read More ...
|
| Zee's film will not star Deol &
Khan |
Zee TV will not be keeping its
promise it made to the winners of the 'India's Best - Cinestar Ki
Khoj' that was held early this year. Read More ...
|
| Sahara faces competition in bid
to sponsor India XI |
Sahara today seems synonymous
with the Indian cricket team. Read More ...
|
| India beats China in talktime |
Indians beat the Chinese, in
the cellular talktime. Indian speak for 330 minutes per month on
an average, compared to 227 minutes per month by the Chinese. Read More ...
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| Google plans PayPal rival |
Google is preparing an online-payment
system that would compete with PayPal, according to an online retailer
who has been approached by Google to take part in the effort. Read More ...
|
| British farmers launch a campaign
against "couch potato" |
British farmers have launched
a campaign against the phrase "couch potato" to save the much-maligned
vegetable. Read More ...
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| Productivity enhanced by Timecard |
Many new cellphones come so tricked
out with extra features that devising reasons to use them all can
be quite a chore. Read More ...
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| No TV contract for Miss America |
In any other year, Miss Delaware
Becky Bledsoe would be making her travel plans. Read More ...
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| Paris' mom to host NBC's reality
show |
Paris Hilton's mom, Kathy, is
entering the reality TV realm with her new NBC show, 'I Want To
Be A Hilton'. Read More ...
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| Heinz scoops up HP sauces |
H.J. Heinz has agreed to buy
Danone's UK-based HP Foods business and Lea & Perrins sauce
divisions from France's Groupe Danone for $852 million. Read More ...
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| Nick orders more episodes of Nelvana
Series |
Nickelodeon has ordered 20 new
episodes of Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends, a co-production of
Nelvana and Absolute Pictures in association with Callaway Arts
& Entertainment. Read More ...
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| Apax eyes Entertainment Rights |
Apax Partners, which recently
completed its acquisition of HIT Entertainment, is mulling a £200
million bid for Entertainment Rights, Media reports indicate. Read More ...
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| 18 ads shortlisted at Cannes |
The First shortlist for four
categories at 52nd International Advertising Festival has been announced.
Read More ...
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| MTV Networks acquires Neopets.com |
MTV Networks has acquired the
online youth community Neopets.com, where members create and care
for 'virtual pets'. Read More ...
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| Sony & Warner in a game agreement |
>Sony Corp.'s Sony Online
Entertainment, SOE and Time Warner's Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,
WBIE have announced exclusive long-term licensing agreements. Read More ...
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| Qatar Airways to have live onboard
television |
Qatar Airways is set to become
the first international airline to install live onboard satellite
television as part of a $ 100 million agreement with German company
Lufthansa Technik. Read More ...
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| Disney channels launched in Cambodia |
Disney Channel and Playhouse
Disney Channel have been launched in Cambodia, following rollouts
in Palau, Thailand and Vietnam in the last six months alone. Read More ...
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| Delhi HC allows telecast of 'Time
Bomb' |
The Delhi High Court today dismissed
the Fox's request to grant an injunction regarding the telecast
of Zee TV's big budget primetime weekly 'Time Bomb'. Read More ...
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| BBC may face investigation from
OFT |
The BBC may face an investigation
from Office of Fair Trading competition, OFT, if the UK government
concerns over the commercial activities. Read More ...
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| BSkyB to launch Internet TV, to
lock rivals |
BSkyB today announced its plans
to launch an Internet Television, movie and sports download service
this year. Read More ...
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| Zone Vision acquires Horror Channel |
Zone Vision Networks has expanded
its portfolio of thematic cable and satellite networks with the
acquisition of the U.K.’s The Horror Channel Read More ...
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| Jane Millichip is the New MD of
South Pacific Pictures |
South Pacific Pictures, the largest
film and television production outfit in New Zealand, has appointed
Jane Millichip as managing director, effective October 1. Read More ...
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| Crest Animation to partner with
ME & LGFE |
Crest Animation Studios and its
wholly owned US subsidiary, RichCrest Animation has partnered with
Mainframe Entertainment (ME) and Lions Gate Family Entertainment
(LGFE) to create the feature film. Read More ...
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| Channel wars move to political
turf in TN |
The channel wars in Tamil Nadu,
hitherto restricted to the television screens, are now being fought
in courts and corridors of power. Read More ...
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| Soccer TV Rights high for grabs |
Despite a seizable following
in India, football has not been able to attract broadcasters and
marketers as much as other sports like cricket does. Read More ...
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| Our Television Dads are the Strongest |
From the days when he held our
little fingers, to the days when he went about patting us on our
back, to that friendly punch phase... Read More ...
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| LA Times readers can now write
editorials |
Readers no longer need fume over
Los Angeles Times editorials they do not like, they can rewrite
them and post them on the newspaper's website. Read More ...
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| Radio Mirchi to organise Radio
Works 2005 |
India’s largest private radio
network, Radio Mirchi, is organising Radioworks 2005, a lecture
series on 'creativity and effectiveness in radio advertising'. Read More ...
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| NBC Universal to simultaneously
telecast 'King Kong' |
NBC Universal will present an
unprecedented motion picture preview "roadblock" as all nine of
its networks simultaneously telecast the world premiere of the first
trailer for Universal Pictures 'King Kong'. Read More ...
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| Nielsen Media hit by antitrust
lawsuit |
US Television ratings provider
erinMedia and TV network ReacTV, have filed an antitrust lawsuit
against Nielsen Media Research. Read More ...
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| Mickey Mouse Club composer Nava
dies |
Jaime Mendoza-Nava, a Bolivian
native who composed music for The Mickey Mouse Club and hundreds
of movies. Read More ...
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| Indian firm to acquire global TV
giant |
Yet another Indian corporate
group is set to conquer the world. Read More ...
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| Zee Sports jumps into fray with
no cricket support |
In India, sports means cricket
or nothing, and this has been proved over and over again. Read More ...
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| Govt plans to restrict cross-holding
in media |
A newspaper firm won't be able
to hold 100% in a TV or radio company. Read More ...
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| Suit hurdle for 'Time Bomb' |
The Telecast of Zee TV's upcoming
thriller, 'Time Bomb', has hit a hurdle. Read More ...
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| Adobe earnings jump 37 % |
Adobe Systems Inc. said on Thursday
that its second-quarter profits rose 37 percent. Read More ...
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| Morgan turns to TV to examine American
life |
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock has
turned his hand to reality television. Read More ...
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| Oprah tops Forbes list of 100 most
influential people |
Oprah Winfrey, has topped the
Forbes list of the 100 most influential people. Read More ...
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| 'American Idol' on Star World pulls
in 8 Mn viewers |
More than 8 million viewers in
the surveyed markets of India, Singapore, Mega Manila tuned in to
'American Idol' on Star World during its run. Read More ...
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| Alex Kuruvilla quits MTV |
Alex Kuruvilla, MTV India Managing
Director and senior vice-president, MTV Networks Asia has resigned
today. Read More ...
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| TV Today Net Profit at 6.61 Cr. |
TV Today has posted a net profit
of RS 6.61 Crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2005. Read More ...
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| Rukin Kizilbash is now VP Ad Sales,
Taj TV |
Taj Television India has promoted
Rukin Kizilbash as Vice President - Advertising Sales. Read More ...
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| Dentsu Marcom wins Jaypee Group
of Hotels A/C |
The Delhi office of Dentsu Marcom,
has won the advertising account of Jaypee Group of Hotels. Read More ...
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| AFC pacts $ 200 million deal with
WSG |
The Asian Football Association
(AFC) has signed an agreement worth over 200 million US dollars
with Sports marketing firm World Sport Group (WSG), securing the
financial future of Asian football until 2012. Read More ...
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| Zee says new serial can draw big
ad premium |
Zee Telefilms Ltd. will charge
a "substantial premium" for advertisements in its soon-to-be launched
serial 'Time Bomb 9/11', said Tarun Mehta, vice president-marketing,
Thursday. Read More ...
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| Sun Network buys 'Dinakaran' |
The Kalanithi Maran promoted
Sun Network has buyed the No. 3 Tamil daily 'Dinakaran', promoted
by late KP Kandasamy. Read More ...
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| Indians read the most in World |
Indians have been declared the
world's most avid readers, on an average spending 10 hours and 42
minutes every week with some form of the written word. Read More ...
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| Maruti objects On Hyundai Ad |
Its Car Wars Time. Maruti Udyog
Ltd, has objected to an advertisement brochure which promotes Hyundai
Motors flagship brand, the Santro Xing. Read More ...
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| Mumbai girl advances to Canadian
Idol |
Devika Mathur, an Mumbaiite who
migrated to Canada last year, is the only South Asian to advance
to the top 32 as the third season of Canadian Idol is ready to make
waves. In Mumbai she worked as a radio jockey. Read More ...
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| Rajshri forays into regional market |
Rajshri Productions will now
venturing into regional cinema with Oriya and Bengali films. Read More ...
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| Lintas bags Tourism Ministry account |
Lintas Integrated Marketing Action
Group, IMAG has been empanelled by the Ministry of Tourism for a
period of three years, in a pitch contested by most leading agencies
in the country. Read More ...
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| Shantonu Aditya appointed as CEO
of Sahara One |
Shantonu Aditya has been appointed
as the Chief executive officer of Sahara One. Read More ...
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| Ogilvy's Kunal Sinha wins WPP Atticus
Grand Prix again |
O&M India Discovery Vice-president,
Kunal Sinha has won the top honour in WPP Group's annual Atticus
awards for original published thinking in the marketing services
for the second time. Read More ...
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| Lowe wins creative duties of the
Coal & Oil Group |
Lowe India has added the creative
duties of the Coal & Oil (C&O) Group, the fuel management
company based out of the UAE. Read More ...
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| Government okays FII in print media |
The Indian government today formally
okayed FII investments in print media, the cabinet has okayed Facsimile
Editions of foreign newspapers, but Indian editions of foreign newspapers
will not be permitted. Read More ...
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| Zee Bangla to air 'Verdict 2005' |
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