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In keeping with the growing importance and the high growth potential of South East Asia, Aegis Media has expanded its network in the region by signing new affiliations with agencies in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Ashish Bhasin, Chairman India & CEO South East Asia, Aegis Media, has confirmed the development.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 9, 2009 8:06 AM
Style Spa Furniture, manufacturers of ready-to-use furniture from the K K Birla Group has appointed TBWA\India to handle its creative business. The win follows a multi-agency pitch which included Ogilvy, McCann and Lowe. The business will be handled by the Chennai branch of TBWA.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 8, 2009 11:37 AM
Taj TV India has promoted Manoj Padmanabhan to National Head - Ad Sales of Ten Sports. This post was earlier held by Gargi Kaul, who had put in her papers after a six-year stint with Ten Sport.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 7, 2009 8:32 AM
Pradeep Guha has joined the Komli Media’s advisory board. He is currently a venture advisor at Nexus India Capital and Director of the International Advertising Association.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 4, 2009 7:50 AM
Close on the heels of an exclusive ad sales pact with business social networking site LinkedIn, online ad sales firm Networkplay.in has announced its partnership with Makemytrip.com for an ad sales alliance. The contract signed between the two has been renewed for a multi-year period.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 4, 2009 7:48 AM
With summers more or less here and school exams over, Disney Channel is gearing up with a fresh line-up. As part of its summer specials, the channel is launching a new show, ‘Kya Mast Hain Life’, from April 27, which will be aired Monday to Friday.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 4, 2009 7:47 AM
Jean-Marie Dru, Chairman, TBWA Worldwide, addressed a packed house as the GoaFest 2009 officially opened. He spoke about how advertising today needed to work in real time and why creativity was so important in brand communication.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 3, 2009 6:06 PM
The advertising sales team of online ad sales firm Networkplay.in has been chosen to exclusively sell advertising on business social networking site LinkedIn to brands and advertisers in India.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 2, 2009 8:36 AM
In the run-up to GoaFest 2009, the Festival executive body – Colvyn Harris, Shashi Sinha, and Suman Srivastava – shares with exchange4media what to expect this year and whether GoaFest is on the right track to become Asia’s most coveted advertising festival.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Apr 2, 2009 8:27 AM
In the run-up to GoaFest 2009, the Festival executive body – Colvyn Harris, Shashi Sinha, and Suman Srivastava – shares with exchange4media what to expect this year and whether GoaFest is on the right track to become Asia’s most coveted advertising festival.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 31, 2009 8:28 AM
Radio Mirchi and Red FM had a busy weekend organising the Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards and the Bajaate Raho Awards 2008, respectively. Both these Awards served different purposes.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 30, 2009 8:10 AM
BSNL on Friday announced the launch of an entertainment broadband value added service with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. The on-demand entertainment store is claimed to be the first of its kind on-demand digital entertainment service, which has been conceptualised and created by Hungama Digital Media.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 28, 2009 8:37 AM
Marico Ltd has decided to align some of its key brands with BBH India. The portfolio includes Parachute Therapie Hair Fall Solution, Parachute Advanced After Shower, Mediker, Nihar Naturals and Parachute Advanced Starz.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 25, 2009 8:15 AM
STAR and CJ Home Shopping, a leading Korea-based regional home shopping group, have announced a 50:50 joint venture to launch and operate a home shopping network across India. The first stage of the partnership will be the launch of the STAR-CJ home shopping channel, which is slated for the second half of 2009.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 24, 2009 8:05 AM
FMCG company CavinKare Pvt Ltd has launched its new Fairever Fruit Fairness crème, an extension of its fairness cream ‘Fairever’. South Indian actress Asin, who has been associated with the brand for the past four years, unveiled the new product.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 21, 2009 8:48 AM
Even as the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in the news, and not necessarily for all the right reasons, HBO is readying for its very own ‘HPL’ series – Hollywood Premier League. Starting April 1, the 90-day movie bonanza will celebrate and showcase some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters and premieres on HBO in India.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 19, 2009 9:45 AM
Chris McDonald has said goodbye to Ten Sports as CEO. Peter Hutton now takes on the post of COO from May 1, 2009. McDonald has cited personal reasons for quitting Ten Sports. However, he has decided to move into an advisory role for the company by the end of April 2009.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 19, 2009 8:01 AM
Komli Media has announced the launch of ViziSense MediaMix, an online media planning tool aimed at helping media planners and marketers to identify their relevant target audience.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 13, 2009 8:12 AM
Sony Entertainment Television’s Business Head Albert Almeida has put in his papers at the organisation.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Mar 5, 2009 1:29 PM
Big FM Delhi has announced the appointment of Ashwin Padmanabhan as its Station Director. With over 13 years of rich experience in various industries, Padmanabhan will be spearheading the Delhi operations of Big FM. Prior to this role, Padmanabhan, who has been with the company since its inception, was Cluster Director – Andhra Pradesh, where he was instrumental in taking the stations to an all new height.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 28, 2009 8:45 AM
The jury panel for the 6th Mirchi KAAN Awards was announced on February 26, which comprises many from the creative field. The last date for receiving entries for the 6th Mirchi KAAN Awards is February 28, 2009. All radio spots aired between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008, are eligible to take part.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 28, 2009 7:31 AM
Shalini Dam, NCD, Grey India, has been selected as a jury member for the Outdoor Lotus Jury at the AdFest 2009. The Fest will be held in Pattaya in March 2009. The theme for AdFest this year is ‘Made in Asia’.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 28, 2009 7:30 AM
Close on the heels of bagging Tetra Pak media biz, Carat India has now been appointed by Spire World as their media agency of record for the IT Park project at Manesar – Spire Edge. This latest win followed a two-way pitch involving Lintas Media Group and Carat. The account size is expected to be in the range of Rs.15 crores.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 25, 2009 12:40 PM
Rediffusion - Y&R, Bangalore has bagged the creative duties for Arrow, a premium men’s wear brand from Arvind Brands. The business has moved from Alok Nanda Communications. The media spend for the brand will be in the range of Rs. 6-7 crore. The account was won post a multi-agency pitch, which included Bates, Saatchi & Saatchi and Meridian.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 25, 2009 12:39 PM
The stage was set and the winners were announced. Lalit Modi was accorded the title of ‘impact Person of the Year 2008’ for his outstanding and impactful Indian Premier League, while Network18’s Raghav Bahl was the ‘impact Person of the Year 2008’ (Editorial Choice). But the star of the show was chief guest Rahul Bajaj, well-known industrialist, Rajya Sabha MP and Chairman of Bajaj Auto.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 24, 2009 7:39 AM
TME has been assigned the media mandate for Eveready Industries India Ltd, in Kolkata.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 23, 2009 11:41 AM
NDTV Imagine on February 20 announced the launch of a reality show, ‘Knights and Angels’, which aims to search for the final six cheerleaders for the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders. The six-episode series will commence from February 28 and will be aired on Saturdays.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 21, 2009 7:32 AM
IMRB International organised its annual Consumer Portrait symposium on February 18 and 20 in Mumbai and Delhi, respectively. The 2009 Symposium focused on insights and strategies to help marketers beat the ongoing global slowdown. The event included presentations from senior research professionals and a panel discussion, in which eminent specialists from marketing, communication, economics and sociology took part.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 21, 2009 7:30 AM
The Pitch-Madison Media Advertising Outlook 2009 (PMAO 09) results, released in late January 2009, projected a 2 per cent growth in ad spends, which has raised many questions on what the way forward for the industry should be. Pitch magazine, along with Madison Media would hold a special session, ‘The Road Ahead for Indian Media’, on February 20, 2009, in Mumbai to address some of these issues.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 20, 2009 6:59 AM
The stage is set for crowning the ‘impact Person of the Year 2008’ at Taj Lands End in Mumbai today evening. It sure is a very distinguished list of 25 nominees and the selection has been extremely difficult. Who will emerge as the ‘impact Person of the Year’ from amongst these industry stalwarts is a question intriguing everyone. Well, the answer is just a few hours away.
exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Feb 20, 2009 6:59 AM
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