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Royal Enfield has appointed ‘A’ the creative independent set up by V. Sunil and Mohit Dar Jayal to advise on its creative and brand strategy. Speaking to exchange4media, Siddharth Lal, CEO, Royal Enfield, confirmed the account movement, “ Yes, it is true that the account has shifted from rmg david to ‘A’.”

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 4:06 PM

LG Electronics India has announced a unique one-hour service policy for its GSM handsets. The policy will offer the first-of-its-kind one hour RTAT (repair turn around time) to any walk-in GSM customer at authorised GSM service centres.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:38 AM

After the recent price cuts on premium detergents by leading multinationals, consumer organisations are turning the heat on companies by testing the quality of detergents.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:37 AM

7th Sky Entertainment Pvt Ltd, a Pakistani television production house, is in talks with two Indian broadcasters, Zee TV and Sahara Manoranjan - to find a slot for its 52-episode serial titled Ana (The Ego). In the new era of satellite television, this is the first ever television serial which brings together actors from both India and Pakistan.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:36 AM

Real estate has for the first time broken into the ranks of the top five categories in terms of adspends, overtaking the likes of telecom services and insurance. During January-May 2004, real estate companies bought media space worth nearly Rs 90 crore — an increase of about 35 per cent compared with the same period last year. For the whole year, the adspend is expected to cross the Rs 200-crore mark.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:35 AM

Hutchison Max Telecom (HMTL) has filed an application with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for the Hutchison Essar Telecom group of companies to consolidate its various telecom interests in India under a single entity.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:34 AM

BBC World was the most watched international news channel, and achieved an increase in its audience, during the General Elections. During the four-week campaign, the channel clinched a total of 15 million viewers, reports TAM.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:33 AM

The government is weighing options to bring “legal sanctity” to the print media norms in relation to publication of foreign newspapers. But, under the same ministry, information and broadcasting, there are several other guidelines which also lack teeth. Guidelines for uplinking of TV channels, direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasting, and private FM radio are among the government decisions which are not grounded in law, admitted an official in the information and broadcasting ministry.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:32 AM

Sun TV will be launching a new serial, Manaivi (Wife) from June 21, 2004 on weekdays at 10 pm in place of Kungumam, which is coming to an end. C J Bhasker is directing the upcoming serial. The soap will be co-produced by New Age Entertainment and Home Med

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:30 AM

SS Music is strengthening its programming and packaging to consolidate its channel positioning in the South. Revamp strategies include new programming, packaging, and a televised talent-hunt, titled ‘Voice Hunt’.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:29 AM

UTV's Hungama TV is joining hands with STAR for distribution. The move implies various things on Indian television. The group has also dropped its plans of STAR Kidz, the children's channel it was planning to launch, for a while.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:28 AM

With the successful execution of its on-ground activities, Zee's India's best is set to hit the tube. The capsules of the on-ground activities will go on air from June 18, 2004 in the Friday and Saturday, 9.00 pm slot.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:27 AM

With Kevin Vaz taking the position as Head, Ad Sales, STAR India, the management needed to divide the ad responsibilities in a manner that was the most functional and so internal restructuring in the organisation, explains Sameer Nair, COO, STAR India.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:26 AM

With a month's report card to show off, Sony's ‘Ye Meri Life Hai’ does seem to spell good news for the channel. The week-wise average for the channel has registered an increase, in particular, latest TAM week, ending June 5, 2004.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:19 AM

After a gap of almost one year and many rounds of speculation, Carat India has a new CEO. Charles Berley Jenarius is slated to take over as the head of the Indian operations of the agency very soon.

exchange4media Staff Jun 15, 2004 9:18 AM