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With an eye to consolidating its estimated $56 million media buying and planning business, GlaxoSmithKline U.K. Consumer Healthcare and Nutritional Healthcare has invited its three media roster agencies Aegis Group-owned CIA, Grey Global Group's MediaCom a

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 10:06 AM

Rediff.com India has temporarily suspended the operations of its Tamil and Telugu editions, while closing down its channel, catering to Style. The regional editions have been suspended as the management is currently reviewing the editions. Planetsaffron pr

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 10:04 AM

Hyundai Motors has signed a deal with superstar Amitabh Bachchan to endorse the company’s new luxury car, Sonata. Bachchan will be driving the Sonata to the premiere shows of the film, Aks. Bachchan will launch the car in various cities of the country, but

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 10:02 AM

Ravi Mohan Saini, has become the first winner of the hit show ‘Junior Kaun Banega Crorepati’. The episode will be telecast on July 8. Aged 14, this child is in Std X at the Naval Public School, Vishakhapatnam.

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 10:01 AM

The Hinduja Group is in talks with companies in India and abroad for uplinking two of its channels. The channels, which are scheduled to be launched around August under the umbrella of the Hinduja group company — Planet e-Shop — will focus mainly on shoppi

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 9:56 AM

The popular gameshow, Kaun Banega Crorepati and top soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, both on Star Plus, are among the front-runners gunning for the top honours in the forthcoming Indian Telly Awards 2001. Koshish Ek Asha on Zee TV and Heena on Sony En

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 9:54 AM

Prasar Bharati will launch a national awards scheme for Doordarshan programmes soon. In another initiative, the government has asked the IGNOU to broadcast programmes in Hindi on Gyan Darshan channel.

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 9:53 AM

TV Today Network is negotiating with Sony Entertainment Television to set up a common distribution platform as an option to the existing channel bouquets of Zee and STAR. Also to be included in the proposed platform are channels like MTV and Discovery.

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 9:50 AM

STAR India Limited plans to come out with an all-new Star TV rate card, to be effective from July 1. The new rate card comprises special rates given for the advertisers who will be able to buy all the channels in the Star bouquet. This will be for a period

exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2001 9:48 AM