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| K Sera Sera Productions files for
a public issue |
K Sera Sera Productions, has
filed a prospectus with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
for a public issue of 50 crore equity shares. Read More ...
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| Miditech is production partner
for Sesame Workshop |
Supporting India's Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan initiative, the nonprofit educational organization, Sesame
Workshop and Indian kids' entertainment leader, Turner, have announced
the production partner for Sesame India, the Indian adaptation of
world renowned children's series Sesame Street set to debut on Cartoon
Network and POGO in 2006. Read More ...
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| Prema Sagar of Genesis PR on ICCO's
Hall of Fame |
The International Communications
Consultancy, ICCO has chosen five global industry leaders to join
its International Hall of Fame. Read More ...
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| Liberty Global to acquire Cablecom
for $2.19 billion |
Cable TV operator Liberty Global
Inc. will acquire Cablecom Holdings AG, Switzerland's largest broadband
cable operator for about $2.19 billion. Read More ...
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| R K Swamy BBDO floats specialty
consulting group Collage |
R K Swamy BBDO has launched a
specialty consulting group, Collage, in the areas of branding, design
and creative services. Read More ...
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| Timesjobs.com to organise retail
job fair |
The retail sector in the country
is expected to grow at the rate of 36% by 2008, with the market
expected to increase three fold from the present RS 5 billion. Read More ...
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| Ogilvy's Dove campaign wins at
Euro Effie Awards |
Ogilvy's campaign for Dove Firming
won the Grand Prix in the Euro Effie Awards last night. Read More ...
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| Grey EMEA triumphs at Euro Effies |
Grey Europe, Middle East &
Africa was named Agency Network of the Year at the EACA Euro Effie
awards ceremony held in Brussels. Read More ...
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| 'Frasier' Co-Creators Sue Paramount |
Two agencies that represented
the three co-creators of the TV hit series "Frasier" sued Paramount
Pictures on Thursday, claiming they have not been fairly compensated.
Read More ...
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| NBC reviews 2012 Olympic preparations |
NBC sports chief Dick Ebersol
got an early look at London's preparations for the 2012 Olympics,
and liked what he saw. Read More ...
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| Martha Stewart to be honored in
Carolina |
Martha Stewart, free from house
arrest and with a little break from her two new TV series, is expected
in town next month for a reception in her honor at the International
Home Furnishings Market. Read More ...
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| Is it Time to Write the Obituary
of 30 second TV Spots |
Now that does not sound very
good, does it? It is difficult to imagine a world without the mutt
and the boy of the Hutch ad or the little sardar of Greenply. Read More ...
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| Prasar Bharati serves notice to
channels over clippings |
Prasar Bharati has slapped legal
notices on private television channels for telecasting video clippings
of India-Sri Lanka One-Day International, ODI, cricket matches without
the prior permission of Doordarshan. Read More ...
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| Indian Television Academy Awards
to air on November 12 |
Indian Television Academy is
all set to honour the achievers of the small screen, the awards
will be aired on Star Plus on November 12 from 6 PM. Read More ...
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| Models are passé, film stars rule
ad world |
Whether or not they can make
a film click is a different issue, but Hindi film stars now have
found a serious business in... well, business. Read More ...
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| N1MC to launch infotainment channel
STV |
Network 1 Media Consultancy,
N1MC, which is promoted by Arup Ghose and Shireen Sethi, has partnered
with an Asian company to launch an infotainment television channel
called STV in the US by the end of this year. Read More ...
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| Nisha Singhania moves to Rediffusion
DY&R |
Nisha Singhania, senior planning
director of Grey Mumbai has decided to move on again and has joined
Rediffusion DY&R, Mumbai, as director, planning. Read More ...
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| Jock Elliott, Chairman Emeritus
of Ogilvy & Mather, Dies |
Elliott, Jr., a prominent advertising
executive, civic leader and collector, died Saturday, October 29,
at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco, New York. He was
84 years old. Read More ...
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| English premier league,European
club football delivers on TV |
English premier league and European
club football seems to deliver on Indian Television, though the
consumption for football in India is minuscule compared to Europe,
this segment seems to be on a gradual upswing. Read More ...
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| Pentamedia Graphics Q2 net slides |
India's entertainment graphics
major, Pentamedia Graphics, reported a declined net profit of RS
1.7 crore for the second quarter of the current fiscal against RS
5 crore for the corresponding period of the last fiscal. Read More ...
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| Fortune With Lady Luck |
I'm certain that all of us have
had at least one experience of being pursued by stray dogs, whether
they are chasing us on foot, on a cycle, or even while driving our
cars. Read More ...
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| B.A.G Films Q2 Net PAT up 73% |
B.A.G Films Limited has announced
its financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2005. Read More ...
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| Geoff Boycott will be back on BBC |
Cricket legend Geoff Boycott,
better known as the Yorkshireman's Yorkshire man, is back on British
television with a bang after a lay-off during which he grappled
with cancer and was also convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend.
Read More ...
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| BBC to screen Saddam Hussein drama |
Roly Keating, Controller of BBC
TWO, and Jane Tranter, BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning, today
announced that the House of Saddam, a new drama series for BBC TWO,
has been commissioned for development. Read More ...
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| Time Warner Inc. declares regular
Quarterly Dividend |
The Board of Directors of Time
Warner Inc. today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05
per share on its Common Stock, payable in cash on December 15, 2005
to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 30,
2005. Read More ...
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| Actress Slain in gang related shooting |
Teen actress Tara Correa-McMullen,
who portrayed a former gang member in the TV show "Judging Amy,"
was shot to death amid gang violence, police said. Read More ...
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| Delhi High Court restrains five
channels on highlights |
The Delhi High Court on Friday
have been restrained news channels Sahara, Asianet, Eenadu, India
TV and TV9 from showing highlights of the Indo-Sri Lanka cricket
matches for more than two minutes in a day. Read More ...
|
| Desperate Housewives to get desi
version soon |
ABC's tardy but wildly popular
television show Desperate Housewives will soon have a desi avatar,
as Star India COO Sameer Nair revealed that the network has acquired
the format rights to Desperate Housewives. Read More ...
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| Mangal Pandey not to air on television |
The film Mangal Pandey-The Rising
will not be telecast on the small screen at least till November,
as disclosed in Delhi high court on Friday. Read More ...
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| Television channels chasing PRs
for stories |
There was a time when PRs used
to woo the media to get their plugs in. Read More ...
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| AAAI to host 'The Future of Advertising'
symposium |
The Advertising Agencies Association
of India, AAAI, who is celebrating its diamond jubilee year, is
planning a number of events throughout the year, which kicked off
with the 'Beyond the Horizon' conference held earlier in the year.
Read More ...
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| Mudra wins creative duties of Orissa
Tourism |
Mudra has bagged the creative
duties of Orissa Tourism Development Corporation, OTDC. Read More ...
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| WPP revenue climbs as it considers
Aegis bid |
WPP Plc, the worlds second-largest
advertising and marketing services company, said on Friday its third-quarter
like-for-like revenue climbed almost 5% as it considered a bid for
UK media buyer Aegis. Read More ...
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| Anna Nicole Smith's dogs boycott
Iams |
Anna Nicole Smith's dogs are
boycotting pet food maker Iams. Read More ...
|
| Leno offers kids advice on being
Funny |
The NBC "Tonight" show host has
churned out hundreds of kid-tested, kid-approved jokes for a new
book that also mixes in the answer he usually gives to young people
who ask him advice on what they should do if they want to be a comedian.
Read More ...
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| Ex-Husband of Jennifer Lopez drops
lawsuit |
Ex-husband No.1 of Jennifer Lopez
dropped his lawsuit claiming she fired him as manager of her Pasadena
restaurant without cause. Read More ...
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| 13 episode series on Rahul Dravid's
finest knocks on ESS |
ESPN Star Sports will telecast
a 13 episode series, The Wall, saluting Rahul Dravid- the India
Cricket team captain. Read More ...
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| UTV Software Q2 net profit up at
RS 4.75 Cr |
UTV Software has announced its
second quarter results. Read More ...
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| HT Media Q2 revenues up 26% at
RS 1,977 MN |
HT Media Limited, has announced
its Q2 results, which saw a 26 per cent increase in revenues to
RS 1,976.5 million during Q2 FY2006, compared to RS 1563.2 million
in the corresponding quarter last year. Read More ...
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| Whistling Woods International Film,
TV Institute from 2006 |
Subhash Ghai, who has enthralled
cinegoers with box office hits over the decades, is now turning
his expertise to groom students in the world of film, television,
radio and animation. Read More ...
|
| Mann Mania set to rock Jalandhar |
In a prelude to Diwali celebrations,
Jalandhar is set to rock to the beats of Mann Mania. Read More ...
|
| Bharti Tele Ventures announces
agreement with Vodafone |
Bharti Tele Ventures has announced
that Vodafone Group has secured around 10% interest in the Company.
Read More ...
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| Balaji Telefilms announces Q2 results |
Balaji Telefilms has announced
the results for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Read More ...
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| From Nov. 7 Sab TV is general entertainment
channel |
Sab TV has announced that it
will change its positioning from a pure comedy channel to a general
entertainment channel, GEC. Read More ...
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| Sonys profit falls on drop in prices |
Sony Corp, the worlds second-biggest
consumer-electronics maker, said second-quarter profit fell 46.5%
on a slump in television prices and as its movies business reported
an operating loss. Read More ...
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| RED FM, DNA tie up for content
sharing |
RED FM 93.5, the radio arm of
the India Today Group and Daily News Analysis, DNA have tied up
for content sharing and to speak out issues openly. Read More ...
|
| Standard Chartered appoints TBWA/India |
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed
TBWAIndia for its advertising duties. Read More ...
|
| Shemaroo Films to invest RS 50
crore for 5-7 films |
Shemaroo Films plans to invest
RS 50 crore to produce 5-7 films over the next two years. Read More ...
|
| Christian 'Fuzz' Hogan named CNN's
midwest bureau chief |
Christian 'Fuzz' Hogan, director
of coverage for CNN/U.S., will become the network's Midwest bureau
chief, it was announced today by Jack Womack, senior vice president
of domestic news operations and administration for CNN/U.S. Read More ...
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| Warner, LEGO to build Toy license
for Batman brand |
Warner Bros. Consumer Products
announced today that they have awarded the LEGO Group the construction
toy license for DC Comics’ Batman. Read More ...
|
| Martha Stewart Living's 3Q loss
widens |
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter loss widened from a year ago,
as charges associated with its reality prime-time TV show offset
a solid increase in revenue from its publishing division. Read More ...
|
| 'Desperate Housewifes' star Sheridan,
Fiance Split |
Nicollette Sheridan is keeping
the title of "Desperate Housewife," but she's no longer a fiancee.
Read More ...
|
| Samuel L. Jackson to host Spike
TV Video game awards |
Last year, he won one. This year,
Samuel L. Jackson will host the Spike TV Video Game Awards. Read More ...
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| Adlabs Films to take on PVR |
The Anil Ambani controlled Adlabs
Films will take on India's largest multiplex cinema operator by
number of screens, Priya Village Roadshow or PVR in the northern
market with an ambitious plan to launch 100 screens. Read More ...
|
| SET ready with Sports Personality
of the Year Awards |
Sony Entertainment Television
is now inviting nominations for the glittering Sports Personality
of the Year Awards which will take place early next year. Read More ...
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| Time Bomb receives 96 episodes
extension |
Zee TV's Time Bomb has received
an extension of 96 episodes and will air thrice a week. Ketan Mehta,
who was directing the series, will hand over charge to Gulshan Sachdeva,
the man who made Aap Ki Adalat. Read More ...
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| Forbes selects HTMT as "Best Under
a Billion" company |
Forbes Asia has selected HTMT
as one of the 200 "Best Under A Billion” Companies in their October
31 issue Read More ...
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| Microsoft honors teachers for use
of IT in the classroom |
Microsoft Corporation India Private
Limited today felicitated the second batch of winners, of its 'Innovative
Teachers Leadership' award, instituted last year under its flagship
India education program 'Project Shiksha - Empowering the future'.
Read More ...
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| Jaya Bachchan to inaugurate Fame
Kolkata |
Shringar Cinemas Limited, the
movie exhibition and distribution company, has announced its foray
in the Eastern Region with the launch of Fame Kolkata at the Metropolis
Mall, Hiland Park. Read More ...
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| Turner International, Global Broadcast
News join hands |
Turner International and Global
Broadcast News, a TV18 Group Company, have announced a partnership
to launch a co-branded, 24-hour, English-language general news channel
in India. Read More ...
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| TV18 announces second quarter results |
Television Eighteen, TV18, has
announced its second quarter results. The company's Q2 net profit
is up 25.3% at RS 10 crore from RS 7.99 crore quarter-on-quarter,
QoQ. Read More ...
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| IBN, CNN join hands, details awaited |
Ladies and gentlemen of India,
let's rock 'n' roll!, This clarion call is changing the face of
television in India, it comes from Indian Broadcast News, IBN, the
Television Eighteen, Rajdeep Sardesai and Sameer Manchanda joint
venture swinging in CNN, the Time Warner's English news channel
as a partner. Read More ...
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| Sahara Samay journalist Pawan Bhargav
attempts suicide |
Pawan Bhargav, a 35-year-old
journalist working for Sahara Samay news channel, who is believed
to have initiated the sting operation against Nerul police constable
Hameed Nazir Qazi, attempted suicide on Wednesday by consuming pesticide.
Read More ...
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| Samsung shifts ad work to Leo Burnett
from WPP |
WPP Group Plc, the worlds second-biggest
advertising company, lost its creative account with Samsung Corp
to Publicis Groupe SA, while retaining direct marketing and media
buying. Read More ...
|
| Adlabs Films sees overseas territories |
Adlabs Films in its move to adopt
a bouquet offering strategy by becoming a vertically integrated
film company is gaining more has overseas territories. Read More ...
|
| Wajahat Habibullah takes oath as
Info panel chief |
The Right to Information Act
is finally getting implemented as chief information commissioner
Wajahat Habibullah took oath on Wednesday. Read More ...
|
| MRTP bans LG advertisement |
The Monopolies and Restrictive
Trade Practices Commission has restrained Korean electronic major
LG Electronics India from releasing any false, misleading or deceptive
advertisement relating to its gift scheme in any form and in any
Indian media until further orders. Read More ...
|
| Indian Media Group welcomes new
uplinking guidelines |
Indian Media Group, has shown
keen interest in the the decision of government to approve new uplinking
& downlinking guidelines for satellite television channels.
Read More ...
|
| BBC's Arabic channel to take on
Al Jazeera |
In One corner stands the BBC
World Service, the corporation's venerable 70-yearold voice to the
world backed by £239 million of taxpayers' money. Read More ...
|
| McManus replaces Heyward as CBS
News Head |
CBS on Wednesday appointed its
top sports executive, Sean McManus, to replace Andrew Heyward as
head of a news division still searching for Dan Rather's replacement
and seeking to rebound from last year's discredited report on President
Bush's military service. Read More ...
|
| Andrew Heyward steps down as CBS
News President |
CBS has announced that it is
replacing embattled CBS News President Andrew Heyward with Sean
McManus, chief of CBS Sports, who will keep both jobs. Read More ...
|
| Nicollette Sheridan splits with
fiance |
Nicollette Sheridan is keeping
the title of "Desperate Housewife," but she's no longer a fiancee.
Read More ...
|
| Mullally talk show sold in 4 Top
Markets |
Megan Mullally's daytime syndicated
talk-variety show has been sold in four top markets for a fall 2006
launch.
Read More ...
|
| Shoaib Akhtar plans to sue ESPN
Star Sports |
Pakistani pace bowler Shoaib
Akhtar on Tuesday threatened to sue ESPN Star Sports unless, the
channel apologise for derogatory remarks made on a sports show.
Read More ...
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| Sri Adhikari Board to consider
stock split |
Sri Adhikari Brothers Television
Network Ltd has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Company will be held on October 29, 2005, inter alia, to
consider and take on record the Unaudited Financial results of the
Company for the quarter ended on September 30, 2005. Read More ...
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| Tips Industries, Mukta Arts re-associate |
Tips Industries has announced
that the company & Mukta Arts have re-associate to create yet
another musical mania as the Tips has acquired music rights for
4 forthcoming movies to be produced by Subhash Ghai under the Mukta
Arts banner. Read More ...
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| Landor lists brands with strongest
impact on shareholder value |
Landor Associates, the world's
leading branding and design consultancy, in partnership with BrandEconomics,
a division of global consulting firm Stern Stewart & Co., today
announced the results of its 2005 Breakaway Brands Study. Read More ...
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| Indiatimes Relationship Enrichment
Seminar with John Gray |
Effective communication is a
crucial life skill and is the basis of any relationship, be it between
a man and a woman or between employees of a company. Read More ...
|
| Boycott joins BBC Test Match special
for Pakistan tour |
Legendary England batsman Geoffrey
Boycott is joining the BBC commentary team as they follow England's
Ashes-winning side to Pakistan. Read More ...
|
| National Geographic Channel Asia
expands Ad Sales Team |
National Geographic Channel Asia
has announced Magdalene Cheung's promotion to Senior Manager, Advertising
Sales and Integrated Marketing, and Sharon Lau's promotion to Manager,
Advertising Sales Projects, and Christine Wong's appointment as
Senior Manager, Ad Sales Planning and Implementation. Read More ...
|
| Interactive Television ties up
with Brylcream for 'Garam Masala' |
Interactive Television has tied
up nationally with Brylcream to promote John Abraham and Akshay
Kumar starring movie Garam Masala produced by Venus and directed
by Priyadarshan. Read More ...
|
| TRAI recommends telephony through
cable television |
The Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India, TRAI has decided to recommend introduction of telephony
through cable television network across the country by 2010. Read More ...
|
| I S Bindra fires at BCCI over telecast
rights issue |
I S Bindra, President, Punjab
Cricket Association has fired yet another salvo at the BCCI claiming
that it had lost Rs 44 crore by awarding telecast rights for ODI
series against Sri Lanka and South Africa to Prasar Bharti, according
to PTI report. Read More ...
|
| Cartoon Network Enterprises to
merchandise further |
Cartoon Network Enterprises,
CNE, the branding and merchandising arm of Cartoon Network, will
make more merchandise featuring Dexter and Dee Dee, two popular
characters. Read More ...
|
| UTV Toons in a wake of expansion
mode |
The animation division of UTV,
UTV Toons in a wake of expansion has deployed multiple licenses
of Autodesk 3DS Max 8 software. Read More ...
|
| Hungama TV, Colgate join hands
'Oral Health Month' |
Hungama TV & Colgate have
join hands for the launch of Colgate's 'Oral Health Month'. Read More ...
|
| Star Gold celebrating birthday
of Shah Rukh Khan |
After experimenting Amitabh Bachchan,
Star Gold is celebrating the birthday of Shah Rukh Khan as the birthday
boy. Read More ...
|
| Yana Gupta is brand ambassador
for Piramal Enterprises |
Czech model Yana Gupta is the
new brand ambassador for the Piramal Enterprises fashion lifestyle
retail brand, the Rs 69 crore Piramyd mega store. Read More ...
|
| FCB-Ulka Healthcare wins three
accounts |
FCB-Ulka Healthcare, the FCB
Healthcare Worldwide arm has won the accounts of Abbott Pharma brands,
Brufen and Digene, and Johnson & Johnson’s Vicryl. Read More ...
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| Group M setting up 'Performance' |
Group M is reportedly setting
up a new, specialised sports marketing unit called 'Performance'.
Read More ...
|
| K Sera Sera enters agreement with
Sohail Khan Production |
K Sera Sera Productions has informed
that it has entered into an Agreement with Sohail Khan Production
for producing a Movie tentatively titled 'Partner'. Read More ...
|
| ESPN Star Sports awarded TV Rights
for Asia Cup |
Asian Cricket Council (ACC),
the apex body for management of cricket in Asia has awarded the
worldwide rights for telecasting the Ninth 'Asia Cup' to ESPN Star
Sports. Read More ...
|
| Two Tara telefilms at Kolkata International
Film Festival |
Tara, a Bangla television network
has informed that two of its telefilms have been selected for screening
at the upcoming Kolkata International Film Festival. Read More ...
|
| Ronald Sanders named President,
Warner Home Video |
Ronald Sanders has been named
President, Warner Home Video, it was announced today by Kevin Tsujihara,
president of the newly formed Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.
Read More ...
|
| BBC announces plans for Arabic
TV Service |
The BBC World Service said Tuesday
it would launch an Arabic TV and information service, and end radio
services in 10 other languages to help pay for the venture. Read More ...
|
| NBC Universal, Time Warner reach
distribution agreement |
NBC Universal Cable (NBCU) and
Time Warner Cable, today announced a renewal for USA Network, and
a carriage agreement for Universal HD, mun2, Telemundo Puerto Rico
and VOD (video on demand). Read More ...
|
| 'Muppets' may teturn to Primetime
TV in US |
The Muppets could come back to
primetime television with their own reality show. Read More ...
|
| Colombians speaking out on TV Show |
In a country with few opportunities
to publicly vent frustrations, Colombians have been flocking to
kiosks where they can record brief video clips that are then beamed
into living rooms as part of the TV show "CityCapsula." Read More ...
|
| Ogilvy & Mather tops again
at Effies 2005 |
Effective advertisement was the
name of the game. Effies 2005, the awards show where the advertising
mavericks had descended in numbers, were not a trifle to be sucked
at. Read More ...
|
| Hum Paanch back on Zee from Nov.
5 |
Hum Paanch, the most succesful
comedy show on Indian Television produced by Balaji Telefilms is
back on Zee TV after a gap of five years. Read More ...
|
| Sharang Sharma is Head of Distribution,
SOMP |
Sharang Sharma has been appointed
by Sahara One Motion Pictures as Head of Distribution, effective
from October 21. Read More ...
|
| Delhi High Court restrains BCCI |
The Delhi High Court on Monday
has restrained the Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI from
awarding the contract for cricket telecast and broadcast in India
for the next four years to any company till December 12. Read More ...
|
| INS slams tax on newspapers |
Defining it as 'alarming' and
'retrograde' the government proposal to apply service tax on sale
of advertising space, the Indian Newspaper Society on Monday said
the move has no legislative sanction and could have a 'disastrous
effect' on the newspaper industry. Read More ...
|
| PMK to launch Television Channel |
With the ruling AIADMK having
the Jaya TV to project its image and the opposition DMK benefiting
from the hugely successful Sun TV, another prominent political party
in Tamil Nadu is all set to launch its own TV channel well in time
for the state elections due early next year. Read More ...
|
| Its time for 'Sabse Bada Film Festival'
on Disney |
With Diwali and Eid round the
corner the Disney Channels will air the Best of Disney films in
its 'Sabse Bada Film Festival' slot from October 24 to October 28
from 3 PM onwards. Read More ...
|
| MTV Lycra Style Awards to air on
October 28 |
After Mumbai, the Nation is ready
to don the Lycra, with The MTV Lycra Style Awards in its annual
tryst for the third year running will be telecast on October 28
2005 at 7.30 PM on MTV. Read More ...
|
| PNC to release Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
after Diwali |
Pritish Nandy Communications
will release Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena after Diwali. Read More ...
|
| Kareena Kapoor is ETC Haseena,Salman
Khan Super Mard |
ETC, the channel, that showcases
Bollywood inside out… is now presenting exclusive shows of two of
the hottest stars back to back on the same day. Read More ...
|
| Games market to score big in 2007
- Informa |
The global games industry will
be worth $35.3 billion in 2005, 5.3% higher than in 2004 - according
to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Read More ...
|
| Disney, ABC, Apple to sell TV Shows
Online |
The Walt Disney Company, Disney
ABC Television Group and Apple have said that they are offering
current and past season episodes of ABC and Disney Channel television
shows for download on Apple's iTunes Music Store, as part of the
launch of iTunes 6. Read More ...
|
| SureWest to launch Internet-Based
HDTV service |
A company that has linked more
than 80,000 Northern California homes to a fiber-optic network plans
to launch a TV service that relies on Internet technology to deliver
programs. Read More ...
|
| Premier League sends TV Rights
plan to EU |
English soccer's Premier League
sent the European Commission a new proposal Monday that it hopes
will end a dispute over the way it sells television rights to live
soccer games. Read More ...
|
| Donald Trump earns $25,000 per
minute for Talk |
At $25,000 per minute, advice
from Donald Trump doesn't come cheap. Read More ...
|
| Broadband Enterprises partners
Warner Bros. Online |
Broadband Enterprises announced
today that it is syndicating animated video shorts from Warner Bros.
Online to its broadband network of more than 400 websites. Read More ...
|
| Nigeria bans TV for reporting crash |
Authorities in Nigeria have banned
the private television station whose reporters were the first to
find the site where an airliner crashed killing all 117 on board.
Read More ...
|
| I&B Ministry asks foreign channels
to Register themselves |
The Information & Broadcasting
Ministry has decided to amend the Cable Television Network Rules,
1994, and to make operators accountable for beaming unregistered
channels through their network. Read More ...
|
| Tata Elxsi ready to transform broadcast
industry in India |
Tata Elxsi, the group company
of the $17.6 billion Tata Group, with expertise in system design,
development and integration, will soon introduce state-of-the-art
technologies. Read More ...
|
| Karadi Tales to air tales on television
globally |
The Karadi Tales Company, which
so far enthralled children with Panchathantra stories through audio
cassette and book packages, is gearing up to air the tales on television
globally. Read More ...
|
| Celebrities, SUN Network join hands
against HIV in India |
In a wake to the problems of
HIV/ AIDS in India, celebrities from the South India and Television
broadcaster Sun Network have decided to contribute their bit to
fighting the disease. Read More ...
|
| Indian Hockey Federation, ESPN
Star Sports to host PHL |
Indian Hockey Federation, IHF,
India's apex body for hockey management has said that Chandigarh
will host the second edition of the Premier Hockey League, PHL Starting
from January 5, 2006. Read More ...
|
| Nimbus Sport to distribute media
rights outside India |
The Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) and Nimbus Sport International Pte LTD, Singapore,
have reached an agreement. Read More ...
|
| Dainik Jagran launches Dharamshala
edition |
Dainik Jagran, the National Hindi
daily has launched its 28th edition from Dharamshala today, October
24. Read More ...
|
| Nirvik Singh takes responsibility
for Grey's Singapore office |
Grey's Singapore chairman and
CEO Mike Amour has revealed that the network's Malaysia-based South
Asia chairman and Southeast Asia president, Nirvik Singh will take
responsibility for Grey's Singapore office. Read More ...
|
| 141 Worldwide wins Apeejay, Mani |
141 Worldwide, the marketing
services division of Bates India, has won two new businesses. Read More ...
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| Star, Hutch gets 'mobisodes' for
subscribers |
Star India has introduced the
new concept of mobile episodes, the 'mobisodes' for the subscribers,
with video clips of Star One's comedy show The Great Indian Laughter
Challenge, TGILF and also Nach Baliye is available exclusively to
Hutch users. Read More ...
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| Now Clea PR turns Brand with new
TV Ads |
Clea PR has released a series
of television commercials to commemorate its 10th birthday and to
dispel market rumor's of its decline. Read More ...
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| Dentsu Marcom Middle East FZ LLC
to be setup |
Dentsu Inc. And Sandeep Goyal-owned
Mogae will set up a new agency, Dentsu Marcom Middle East FZ LLC,
a 51:49 JV between Dentsu Inc. Headquartered in Dubai. Read More ...
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| Mudra wins Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corp |
Following a Multi-agency pitch,
Mudra Mumbai has been appointed to manage the brand building activity
of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, MTDC. Read More ...
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| Stars Boogie All The Way |
It was rather a pleasant surprise
to see the king of the Sahara (group) Subrata Roy back in action
and attending a jewellery show in Mumbai recently -- he looked all
healthy and hearty and I'm delighted for him. Read More ...
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| Sony ready with Indian Idol, Deal
Ya No Deal, Kandy Floss |
Sony Entertainment Television
will launch two reality game shows this November, the first being
Indian Idol Phir Se and the second the much talked about mega money
show, Deal Ya No Deal. Read More ...
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| Red FM launches Red FM Dhan Dhamaka |
Red FM has announced the resounding
success of its on-air game show 'Red FM Dhan Dhamaka'. Read More ...
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| RGV venturing to Hollywood with
Percept Picture |
Ram Gopal Varma, to reach a wider
audience is venturing into Hollywood in association with Percept
Picture Company to produce the first English film titled 'Within'
with an estimated budget of over seven million, it will be very
Hollywood by all standards. Read More ...
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| FIIs can own 26% in news channels,
Sharing with DD Fit |
The Information & Broadcasting
Ministry has allowed foreign institution investors, FIIs to own
about 26 per cent in news and current affairs channels, it is recalled
that previously the government allowed only 26 % of the paid-up
equity was allowed in only for FDI and NRI investments, but now
FIIs are also allowed. Read More ...
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| BCCI awards one-day series rights
to Prasar Bharati |
The Board of Control for Cricket
in India, BCCI has awarded the telecast rights for upcoming one-day
series against Sri Lanka and South Africa to Prasar Bharati. Read More ...
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| Zee Telefilms Net Profit at RS
425 million |
Zee Telefilms Limited on October
20 has reported second quarter consolidated revenues of RS 3,359
million representing a 8.6% growth over the corresponding period
in the previous fiscal. Read More ...
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| Cartoon Network, POGO launch Diwali
festival of movies |
Diwali just got better with Cartoon
Network and POGO's compelling programming line up of blockbuster
feature films. Read More ...
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| Tranquil Birthday Bashes |
If it's not cricket then it's
cricket controversies, our country sure thrives on them! But I am
yet to get over the smug attitude of our captain, Saurav Da! Yes,
he's feeling vindicated in the media and the public glare but how
does he face himself in the mirror every morning? Read More ...
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| Mobile is the way for Reality on
Indian Television |
Your Mobile Phone may hold the
key to stardom. It can pave the way for you to become an Indian
idol or a celebrity millionaire. Some of the big players in the
Mobile Phone industry are tying up with television channels to offer
interactive services to their customers. Read More ...
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| SET Highs Kaisa Ye Pyaar Hai,Fame
Gurukul,Mughal E Azam |
Sony Entertainment Television
is seeing a good run in the 8.00 PM to 9.00 PM band with programmes
like Kaisa Ye Pyaar Hai, Fame Gurukul and movies like Mughal E Azam,
which all have delivered, thereby increasing the overall primetime
share. Read More ...
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| Sahara One claims to record a lead
over Zee TV |
Struggling channel Sahara One
Television seems to have broken the ice and has won viewer's hearts,
marching quite ahead of Zee TV, as it claims, in the primetime slot
with the ‘Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki’ offering. Read More ...
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| Radio Biryani to spice up airwaves
in Hyderabad |
From today, Oct 07 at 5 PM, Hyderabadis
can tune into AIR FM on 102.8 to get a taste of Radio Biryani, a
new, two-hour slot on FM radio offering a hip and spicy mix of music,
talk shows and comedy. Read More ...
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| Watch out 'Shwaas' on Zee Marathi
on Oct. 29 |
There is renewed interest in
Sandeep Sawant's Marathi film Shwaas after the small-budget venture
won this year's National Award for Best Feature Film, a Swarna Kamal
from the President and a nomination to Oscar, the movie would be
telecasr on Zee Marathi, on October 29, in the Maha Cinema slot.
Read More ...
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| Sir David Frost joins Al Jazeera
International |
Sir David Frost, the only person
to have interviewed the last seven presidents of the United States
and the last six prime ministers of the United Kingdom, has joined
the lineup of key on-air talent at the new 24-hour English language
news and current affairs channel, Al Jazeera International. Read More ...
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| Internet and Mobile Association
of India, Surveys |
survey called, Cyber window shoppers,
conducted by Internet and Mobile Association of India, IAMAI, which
was conducted on a total of 3099 respondent's. Read More ...
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| Investors sue News Corp and chairman
Rupert Murdoch |
An investor suit alleges that
News Corp and its chairman Rupert Murdoch reneged on promises about
shareholder protection at the time of its move from Australia to
the United States, lawyers announced on Friday. Read More ...
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| Sex offender nabbed after Oprah
Winfrey Show |
The same week Oprah Winfrey began
devoting time on her show to tracking down sex offenders, she has
a collar to show for it. Read More ...
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| US TV's Jessica Biel is the sexiest
woman alive |
Jessica Biel has been proclaimed
"the sexiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine. Read More ...
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| 'American Idol' judges favor Fantasia |
Move over, Kelly. Take a back
seat, Ruben. The judges for "American Idol" say their favorite winner
is Fantasia Barrino, the North Carolina native who won season three
of the Fox contest show. Read More ...
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| INXS to tour with Reality Series
winner |
INXS will introduce its new lead
singer, J.D. Fortune, on the North American leg of its "Switched
On" tour. Read More ...
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| Jerry Juhl, former writer 'The
Muppet Show' dies |
Jerry Juhl, who was the head
writer for 'The Muppet Show' before he co- He was 67. Read More ...
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| Nimbus Sport secures sponsorship
contract in Pakistan |
Nimbus Sport has secured a three-year
sponsorship contract for all international cricket to be played
in Pakistan, including title sponsorship, CO-sponsorship and in-stadia
advertising rights. Read More ...
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| PAX pendulum swings back to good
times |
Asia's high disposable income
segment is more than ever prepared to spend on new, high-ticket
goods and services, according to the latest PAX data. Read More ...
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| Stanley S. Shuman resigns from
News Corp |
News Corporation has announced
that Stanley S. Shuman has resigned from the Company's Board of
Directors. Read More ...
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| BBC World to air special week of
programming |
Starting this October 15, BBC
World will present a special week of programming from and about
the Indian subcontinent. Read More ...
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| BCCL picks up 5.27% in Rajesh Exports |
Rajesh Exports on Thursday said
Bennett, Coleman and Co (BCCL) will acquire a 5.27% stake in the
company in an allcash-deal. Read More ...
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| Media to grow faster in second
half of decade: PWC |
The entertainment and media industries
will grow faster in the second half of the decade than the first,
reaching $1.8 trillion in annual sales by 2009, according to a PriceWaterhouseCoopers
report. Read More ...
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| Outlook celebrating 10 years of
the biggest print successes |
English news magazine, Outlook
is celebrating 10 years of the biggest print successes in recent
times. Read More ...
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| Outdoor Advertising Association
moves to Madras HC |
Members of the Tamil Nadu Outdoor
Advertising Association have moved to the Madras high court for
impleading the Association as a respondent in the case filed by
Chennai airport director. Read More ...
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| Jaya TV to woo Tamil audience with
Paramapadam |
Jaya TV to woo the Tamil audience
has introduced a 3D serial, for the first time on television, the
serial is one of the most costliest ones ever debuted on Indian
Television. Read More ...
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| Star Gold Initiates to celebrate
Amitabh Bachchan Birthday |
Star Gold, the Hindi movie channel
has lined up few Initiatives to celebrate the Birthday of Amitabh
Bachchan, which is on October 11. Read More ...
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| Aaj Tak, Headlines Today enter
US via Echostar |
Aaj Tak and Headlines Today,
the two of the three channels managed by TV Today have tied up EchoStar's
Dish Network, the satellite service provider for South Asian programming
in the US, to be available in the US and Canada. Read More ...
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| America Online acquires Weblogs,
Inc. |
In online content that ranges
from music to movies, travel to tech, food to fashion, medicine
to mortgages, 85 new topical websites now call AOL and AOL.com home
– providing online consumers with new micro-communities where they
can connect, debate, editorialize, comment, and learn. Read More ...
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| Bebe to perform at Latin Grammy
Awards |
Bebe, Intocable, La Ley and Laura
Pausini will perform at the Latin Grammy Awards in Los Angeles next
month. Read More ...
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| Ted Koppel to anchor Last 'Nightline'
in Nov. |
Ted Koppel will anchor his last
edition of "Nightline" on Nov. 22, with the first post-Koppel edition
of the ABC newscast airing Nov. 28, the network said Thursday. Read More ...
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| NBC plans Live episode of 'The
West Wing' |
NBC will air a live episode of
"The West Wing" featuring a debate between presidential candidates
Matt Santos and Arnold Vinick on Nov. 6. Read More ...
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| Martha Stewart gets Canada permit
to Film segment |
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A disappointed Stewart had announced
on her daytime show, "M | | |
