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Vincent Bollore intends to sell his shipping company, Delmas, in order to raise more capital to increase his stake in Havas, according to Havas board member Jacques Seguela.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:32 AM

Sahara One’s live dial-in show, Dial One Aur Jeeto, has received a whopping 15-lakh-plus phone calls and 40,000-plus SMSs in a single day. From June 20, it has become a one-hour show. And, on the very first day of its new format, the show more than doubled the number of calls it received earlier.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:31 AM

McDonald’s has joined hands with the Gujarat State Olympic Association to organise Olympic Day Run 2005 in Vadodara on June 26.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:30 AM

Kinetic Motor Company has tied up with Tata Indicom for a joint promotional activity. Under this tie-up, Tata Indicom offers economical and flexible deals to buyers of Kinetic’s major scooter brands.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:29 AM

A syndicated retail audit research by India’s leading market research agency, AC Nielsen for the period April 2004-March 2005, indicated that Ruchi Soya Industries Limited (RSIL) has been rated as the fastest growing FMCG company in the country with an annual growth of 62 per cent.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:28 AM

MSN India is betting big on the online business in the country. Bullish on the growth of the Internet as a medium in India, and the growth of online advertising, MSN India is looking to cash in on the bandwagon.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:27 AM

Is there space for so many news channels particularly in a scenario where distribution of a television channel is only in the process of getting streamlined?

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:26 AM

After the controversy surrounding the Johnson & Johnson baby oil, the Government is likely to make it mandatory for manufacturers of cosmetics such as lipsticks, soaps, fairness creams, beauty oils and shaving products to adhere to new labelling norms.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:25 AM

BSNL announced on Thursday that access to CellOne GPRS home portal would be free of cost. Earlier, users had to pay a monthly rental of Rs 199 for accessing the portal. The announcement was made at the launch of exclusive content-based services being offered by CellOne for the Ram Gopal Verma Production’s film ‘Sarkar,’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:25 AM

Foreign channels such as BBC or CNN seeking uplinking permission for live reporting will now get some reprieve. Unlike earlier, when uplinking clearances were given on a temporary basis for covering important events, the Government has decided to grant year-long licences, if the channels enter into a long-term contract with an Indian teleport.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:24 AM

Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has undergone a complete transformation in the last five years, which has reversed the trend of down-trading in the FMCG industry, Chairman M. S. Banga told the company’s Annual General Meeting yesterday.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:23 AM

Essar SpaceTel has finally taken a call on its media partner. The vote is in favour of Maxus following a multi-agency pitch. Even though Essar officials are not divulging the account size, they are hinting that the spend would be more than any of the current telecom players. As is known, spends in the telecom industry vary from BPL’s Rs 20 crore to Airtel’s Rs 80 crore. The creative business is with Capital.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:22 AM

STAR India has made some key changes in its Ad Sales function. The development is important this year, as the manner of selling itself has been changed. From selling channels, as was the case so far, STAR India has moved top fifty clients to Network sales and the rest continue to be in channel selling.

exchange4media Staff Jun 25, 2005 8:21 AM