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In the wake of a multi-agency pitch, McCann Erickson has bagged the creative duties of Neo Sports and Neo Cricket, the sports channels from Nimbus Communications. Ogilvy & Mather was the incumbent agency. The estimated account size is Rs 20 crore.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Jan 22, 2009 12:09 PM

HT Media Ltd’s Q3 results are a mixed bag. On the one hand, the media major has reported a 5 per cent increase in its total revenues, from Rs 3,219 million to Rs 3,371 million. On the other hand, the company’s net profit dropped to Rs 78 million from 369 million on account of higher newsprint prices, lower advertising, etc.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:30 AM

The NDTV Indian of the Year 2008 Awards were given away on January 21 at a well-attended ceremony in Delhi. The Awards were conferred on people who had made their mark in diverse fields as politics, sport, entertainment, business, arts and culture. This year, the Awards recognised the outstanding contributions that helped build Brand India in 2008.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:21 AM

The Hindi general entertainment space is all set to get a new player in March this year – Real from Real Global Broadcasting. This would take the number of Hindi GECs in the country to 11 – too many, or room for more? There are also reports of Sun launching a Hindi GEC. On the other hand, there is the beleaguered 9X channel. exchange4media speaks with media players to find out more about the Hindi GEC market.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:20 AM

Real Global Broadcasting (RGB), the joint venture between Alva Brothers and Turner, has decided to name its Hindi general entertainment channel ‘Real’. RGB is targeting March 2009 as the deadline to launch the channel. It is understood that the channel would focus 40 per cent of its content on reality programmes, and the rest 60 per cent would be on fiction shows.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:12 AM

With the Lok Sabha elections slated for April-May 2009, hectic political activities are underway. Buoyed by its performance in the Assembly Elections held last year, Congress party is all charged for the Lok Sabha polls and has appointed JWT Delhi and Crayons to handle the all-India advertising mandate for the polls. The account size has been pegged at Rs 200 crore. Official sources close to the development have confirmed the news.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:11 AM

BBC World News is set to host the Spirit of Golf 2009 tournament that is scheduled to take place on January 24, 2009, at the Jaypee Green Grounds in Delhi. BBC World News is hosting the event in association with the Tourism Ministry, which has been associated with the tournament since its inception. Participants will include corporate leaders and top bureaucrats.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:10 AM

Stage is set for the best in Indian business to come together and honour the best minds in India Inc with India Business Leader Awards presented by Accenture and CNBC-TV18. The Awards, being held in Mumbai today, will see the industry recognise the contributions of people like Naresh Goyal, Atul Punj, Kamal Nath and Chitra Ramkrishna.

exchange4media Staff Jan 22, 2009 7:09 AM

For the advertising industry, the year gone was a mixed package. The year put India and JWT on the global advertising map with the agency bagging India’s first ever Grand Prix at the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. By the end of 2008, the advertising industry too was taken by `recession' and there was enough talk on tackling the issue with innovative, cost-effective means of communications. Amen to that! <br> <b>Guest Article: </b><br> <a href=http://www.exchange4media.com/Annual/2008/Guest_Madhukar.asp target= _blank >A time for looking inwards: Madhukar Kamath </a> <br> <a href=http://www.exchange4media.com/Annual/2008/Guest_Agnello.asp target= _blank>We believe therefore we are...: Agnello Dias </a>

Tuhina Anand Jan 22, 2009 7:08 AM

Nimbus Sport International has acquired the telecast rights of the India-Sri Lanka series, which is scheduled to commence from January 28, 2009, comprising five ODIs and one T20. Nimbus Sport will exclusively market all commercial rights to the forthcoming series, which will be played in Sri Lanka.

Robin Thomas Jan 22, 2009 7:07 AM

Spacetoon TV, the newest entrant in the kids’ channel genre, is in process of finalising its creative and media partners. Launched by Kids Media India (KMI), a subsidiary of Dubai-based Spacetoon Media Group, on January 15, 2009, Spacetoon TV is a free-to-air kids’ edutainment channel.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Jan 22, 2009 7:06 AM