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Sanyo BPL is on the hunt for a new creative agency. Triton, which bagged the account around two years ago, is the incumbent agency. The size of the business is estimated to be more than Rs 18 crore.

Judy Franko Jun 12, 2007 7:58 PM

This June, Star Movies has announced its movie line-up with the next edition of the ‘Experience Hollywood’ initiative. With ‘Die Hard 4.0’ releasing this month, the movie channel will telecast ‘Die Hard’, ‘Die Hard 2’ and ‘Die Hard: With a Vengeance’ on three consecutive Sundays.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 12, 2007 9:14 AM

Zenith Optimedia has shifted to a new home in Vatika Towers in Gurgaon. Earlier, the agency was operating from two offices. The reason for shifting to a 10,000 sq ft office is because ZO’s operation is growing rapidly, especially with the launch of Zed Digital.

exchange4media Staff Jun 12, 2007 9:13 AM

The I&B Ministry has decided to auction the vacant FM radio channels of Phase II of radio licensing. The last date for pre-qualification bids for 97 FM radio stations in 48 cities across India is July 23.

exchange4media Staff Jun 12, 2007 9:11 AM

ESPN and The Wisden Group have agreed to the terms for ESPN’s acquisition of cricket website Cricinfo.

exchange4media Staff Jun 12, 2007 9:10 AM

Sam Balsara, Chairman and Managing Director of Madison World, and Noomi Mehta, Chairman Selvel Outdoor Advertising, have acquired a dominant stake in sports management company Professional Management Group (PMG). Sumedh Shah, Sunil Gavaskar’s erstwhile partner who conceived PMG, has decided to lay down executive office and offload his stake, but will continue in an advisory capacity with the company.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Jun 12, 2007 9:09 AM

The year has proved to be one of the best for Emvies, the media awards from the Bombay Ad Club. The Club has received 384 entries this year for the awards. The first round of the judging process begins on June 12.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 12, 2007 9:07 AM

The AIM meeting saw magazine publishers speak on various issues that the sector is facing. Some of the subjects discussed were the logistic problems from the postal and the railways systems, research, customised research and the forthcoming Indian Magazine Congress.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 12, 2007 9:05 AM

CavinKare has reiterated its strong intent for the Southern markets by signing up popular Kollywood actress Simran for its food brand Chinni’s, with the objective of increasing the brand’s visibility in the highly competitive spices market.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 12, 2007 9:04 AM

Star India has elevated Ravi Menon as Senior VP-Content. Menon will oversee the programming strategy for Star Plus and channel Star One with immediate effect. However, he will continue to hold overall charge of Vijay TV as well.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 12, 2007 9:03 AM

‘Podworks’, a two-day event in Chennai organised by The Knowledge Foundation (TKF), saw the convergence of 150 enthusiastic participants from across the country debating on the nuances of podcasting threadbare.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 12, 2007 9:02 AM

The two-year-old Malayalam channel Amrita TV has bagged 11 awards at the Kerala Television Awards 2006. Jeevan TV came second with eight awards, while Kairali TV bagged four awards. The less than a-year-old Manorama News received four awards.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 12, 2007 9:00 AM

Tata Indicom has launched a new regional promotional campaign with Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador.

exchange4media Staff Jun 12, 2007 8:59 AM

With the announcement of its sponsorship for the Indian Amateur Golf Tour commencing on June 12 in Bangalore, LG is targetting Indian golf players and the upper segment of people.

exchange4media Staff Jun 12, 2007 8:58 AM