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A total of 575 entries from 27 small, medium and large-sized agencies will compete for Big Bang-2007, the annual creative awards competition organised by the Advertising Club of Bangalore. Interestingly, large-sized agencies like McCann-Erickson, FCB Ulka, JWT, O&M, Lintas and Orchard are not taking part in Big Bang-2007
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 18, 2007 9:12 AM
Chennai-based services creative solutions company Brand Portrait along with Network Advertising has won the end-to-end communications business for Star Health and Allied Insurance. The media budget is pegged at around Rs 4-5 crore in the first year, and is likely to increase in years to come.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 17, 2007 9:10 AM
SAB, the channel that positions itself as ‘Young at Heart’, has introduced a comedy block for Fridays. The block will begin to air from July 13 at 8 pm.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 13, 2007 9:01 AM
BharatMatrimony Group has launched a new portal www.loanwala.com. The new site is designed to simplify the process of applying for a loan, and connects the people in need of loans with the banks on the right platform.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 5, 2007 10:07 AM
Bangalore is gearing up for Big Bang Awards 2007, to be held on July 27. Organised by Bangalore Ad Club, Big Bang will see agencies, clients and creative hotshops vying for a total of 54 awards spread over 11 categories, including the coveted ‘Agency of the Year’ award.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 4, 2007 9:10 AM
Asian Health & Nutri Foods Ltd has appointed Mudra Chennai to handle the creative duties for its Jeyyam brand of dals. Having gained consumer acceptance, the brand is now poised for a greater leap.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jul 4, 2007 9:01 AM
K2 Communications Pvt Ltd, a Bangalore-based PR agency, will be handling the PR duties for Zee Kannada. K2 Communications will handle all offline and online PR and media activities of Zee Kannada, which is currently carving an aggressive path to increase its viewership in the state.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 30, 2007 8:53 AM
Radio Indigo, the FM venture of Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Jupiter Capital, kicked off in Goa after launching its first station in Bangalore in September 2006. Radio Indigo is the only FM station in the country solely dedicated to playing international music round the clock.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 29, 2007 8:53 AM
A 24-hour spiritual Tamil channel, ‘Brindavan Television’, was launched recently. The channel will telecast religious programmes round the clock, including mythological serials and movies.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 28, 2007 9:08 AM
Radio One Chennai has launched a new game show titled ‘Oru Nimisham Pesu, Laksha Rooba Kasu’ on its breakfast show. The new show would be on air from June 25 to July 25. The show would give listeners an opportunity to win upto Rs 1 lakh.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 25, 2007 11:34 AM
Vijay TV’s ‘Kaana Kaanum Kaalangal’, a series on school life that is being aired from Monday to Thursday at 8 pm, is climbing up the rating charts with an average channel share of 16.4 per cent in Chennai.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 22, 2007 8:54 AM
Rediffusion DY&R Chennai bags ITC’s greetings, gifting and stationery business following a multi-agency pitchThe account size is pegged in the region of Rs 2-3 crore. The incumbent agency is Grey Worldwide Mumbai.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 22, 2007 8:52 AM
Tamil channel Vijay TV will showcase a series of James Bond movies with ‘Bond mania 007’, starting from July 8. Sixteen Bond flicks will be shown every Sunday, till October 28.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 21, 2007 9:07 AM
Viswam Sports Network has signed an agreement with DD Sports to telecast the Premier Cricket League (PCL) matches for two seasons. The first season of PCL starts in January 2008. The second season starts in the fourth quarter of 2008 and ends in March 2009.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 20, 2007 9:16 AM
J Janardhanan has joined Rediffusion DY&R, Chennai as General Manager. He was earlier with group company Showdiff.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 20, 2007 9:03 AM
Kaushik Tiwari, who was heading Rediffusion DY&R’s South operations, has joined Publicis Ambience as Executive Vice-President, South.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 19, 2007 9:05 AM
Amrita TV’s next edition of music talent hunt show ‘Super Star Global’ would have a worldwide canvas with auditions in California, London, Dubai and Bangalore, besides different cities in Kerala. The winner would drive home a Mercedes Benz.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 19, 2007 9:04 AM
Kamal Mohandas has been appointed as Station Head of BIG FM, Bangalore. Mohandas comes with over 14 years of media experience in India and in the Middle East, with tremendous expertise in start-up radio businesses.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 16, 2007 9:12 AM
Text 100 Public Relations has opened its fourth Indian office in Chennai as part of its continued investment in the country. The agency already ahs offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, and was recently named among Hewitt’s Best Employers in India.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 16, 2007 9:10 AM
The second edition of Proto.in, a premier event showcasing technology start-ups and innovative products, will be held on July 21 and 22 this year in Chennai. It is being organised by a national network of entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts identified as ‘The Knowledge Foundation’.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 13, 2007 9:27 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
Integrated brand communications firm brand-comm leading is hosting ‘Brandate’, an insightful rendezvous on branding on June 30 this year in Bangalore.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 8, 2007 6:54 PM
Bangalore-based VCD/DVD rental service company Seventymm, which has an advertising budget of Rs 8 crore, coupled with multi-prong brand building strategy, is betting big on the home video space, brushing aside the thread from video-on-demand and pay-per-view services provided by the cable operators and DTH operators.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 7, 2007 3:26 PM
Hello FM is gearing up to float its own advertising agency. The yet-to-be named advertising agency would utilize the talents and resources available and specialize in radio commercial production.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau Jun 1, 2007 9:12 AM
TAG Media Network, India's first in-store TV network, has launched its second contest this year, inviting shoppers, creative people, film-makers, ad people and students to send in 10/20/30-second spots on the environment. The three winning spots will be aired on the network for 30 days.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau May 30, 2007 9:00 AM
Vijay TV, in association with Big FM, has recently launched a VJ and RJ hunt. Two of the four selected winners would be chosen as VJs for Vijay TV while the other two would become RJs for BIG FM. The show is aired at 7.30 PM every Saturday and Sunday.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau May 28, 2007 9:16 AM
General Motors India is co-sponsoring the Hindu Metro Plus Lifestyle Show 2007 with the Hindu Group of Publications. The show is being held for five days at Taj Hotels in nine cities of southern India.
exchange4media Chennai Bureau May 25, 2007 9:13 AM
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