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With superstar Rajnikanth’s magnum opus ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ all set to hit the silver screen, private FM channels in Chennai are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the hype surrounding the movie.
Judy Franko Jun 15, 2007 9:44 AM
The entertainment arm of Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Jupiter Capital, Jupiter Entertainment Venture, plans to launch its 24-hour Kannada general entertainment channel Suvarna on June 17, 2007. The next is a Tamil channel, followed by regional channels in Telugu and Marathi.
Judy Franko Jun 15, 2007 9:43 AM
The entertainment arm of Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Jupiter Capital, Jupiter Entertainment Venture, plans to launch its 24-hour Kannada general entertainment channel Suvarna on June 17, 2007. The next is a Tamil channel, followed by regional channels in Telugu and Marathi.
Judy Franko Jun 14, 2007 2:12 PM
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 13, 2007 9:34 AM
Salt Creatives, formed by three seasoned advertising professionals, already has one account in its kitty – that of Chennai-based luxury casual wear brand Canary Blue. The size of the account is pegged at Rs 4 crore and the media mix would be primarily driven by print.
Judy Franko Jun 13, 2007 9:25 AM
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
JWT Chennai has bagged the creative duties of Sulekha.com following a multi-agency pitch. Rediffusion DY&R, Euro RSCG, O&M and Orchard were the other agencies in the fray for the business apart from JWT. Sulekha.com has planned an ad spend of close to Rs 10 crore.
Judy Franko Jun 2, 2007 9:14 AM
Releasing a biography of the founder of RK Swamy BBDO, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh described R K Swamy as one of the ‘Trimurthis’ of Indian advertising, and a man who brought public sector advertising to the fore.
Judy Franko May 31, 2007 9:15 AM
Imagine a situation where every other passerby is looking at you upside down. That is exactly what this college-going youngster encounters in the latest TVC created by Lowe Bangalore for Titan Fastrack’s ‘Adventure Collection’ which can be worn by slinging onto one’s trouser loop.
Judy Franko May 29, 2007 9:08 AM
eBay, the online marketplace, intends to move into the offline world with trading posts at cyber cafes in the near future. The portal also intends to extend its online platform as a channel for distribution of brands.
Judy Franko May 29, 2007 9:03 AM
Even as news about Kalaignar TV continues to hog the headlines, Raju Easwaran, COO, Creative, Raj TV, disclosed that Raj Network would be launching a Tamil news channel, a music channel as well as a youth channel. All the four channels, including Kalaignar TV, would be rolled out by August 15, 2007.
Judy Franko May 23, 2007 9:08 AM
Even as news about Kalaignar TV continues to hog the headlines, Raju Easwaran, COO, Creative, Raj TV, disclosed that Raj Network would be launching a Tamil news channel, a music channel as well as a youth channel. All the four channels, including Kalaignar TV, would be rolled out by August 15, 2007.
Judy Franko May 22, 2007 2:48 PM
Raj TV has recorded the most impressive scores during the recently concluded India versus Bangladesh ODI series. The channel’s deal with Neo Sports for live broadcasting of language feeds of the cricket series has put on board 86.7 per cent GRP for the channel in Tamil Nadu, while figures for Vissa in Andhra Pradesh market stood at 432.8 per cent.
Judy Franko May 18, 2007 8:50 AM
Amrutanjan Ltd has roped in Chennai-based creative shop blueprint 360 as its creative partner to handle the entire range of products of Amrutanjan. There was no formal pitch involved for the business. The size of the account is estimated to be in the region of Rs 6 to 8 crore.
Judy Franko May 16, 2007 9:07 AM
Amrutanjan Ltd has roped in Chennai-based creative shop blueprint 360 as its creative partner to handle the entire range of products of Amrutanjan.
Judy Franko May 15, 2007 4:32 PM
TBWA India has bagged the Agency of the Year award in the first edition of Pepper 2007, the annual creative award function of Advertising Club of Cochin. The Agency of the Year award was accorded based on the maximum points received on all categories of the competition.
Judy Franko May 12, 2007 9:49 AM
Chennai-based agency be positive 24 has added two new businesses to its kitty. These are Diva, which is a women’s ethnic wear store, and a conglomerate of three opticians — Kapleshwar Optics, Savera Opticians and Vision Care. There was no formal pitch involved for the businesses.
Judy Franko May 7, 2007 9:18 AM
Having recently announced the launch of www.aol.in, AOL has appointed Madison Media as its media AoR, while Saatchi & Saatchi will handle the creative duties. Sources close to the development have pegged the total ad spend in the region of Rs 5-7 crore. The Bangalore offices of the two agencies will handle the account.
Judy Franko May 3, 2007 8:52 AM
Rachana Television, which is all set to roll out two satellite channels -- a 24-hour Telugu news channel, NTV, and a devotional channel ‘Bhakti’ -- by the end of June 2007, has roped in O&M as its advertising partner. There was no formal pitch involved
Judy Franko Apr 27, 2007 9:16 AM
Hyderabad-headquartered Rachana Television Pvt Limited is all set to launch two satellite channels by the end of June this year. One will be a 24-hour Telugu news channel, ‘NTV’, while the second will be a devotional channel called ‘Bhakti’. S.R. Ramanujan, who has served the Eenadu group in various journalistic positions for 28 years, eight of which were as Director (News) for all the eleven ETV channels, has joined as CEO.
Judy Franko Apr 26, 2007 9:22 AM
Hyderabad-headquartered Rachana Television Pvt Limited is all set to launch two satellite channels by the end of June this year. One will be a 24-hour Telugu news channel, ‘NTV’, while the second will be a devotional channel called ‘Bhakti’. S.R. Ramanujan, who has served the Eenadu group in various journalistic positions for 28 years, eight of which were as Director (News) for all the eleven ETV channels, has joined as CEO.
Judy Franko Apr 25, 2007 7:47 PM
Raj TV is fine-tuning its programming strategy to primarily cater to a diversified audience. The channel is coming up with six shows to strengthen its weekday primetime viewing, while it also hopes to attract more eyeballs with game shows for the weekend viewing.
Judy Franko Apr 25, 2007 9:12 AM
It has been learnt that Milind Jadhav, Group Business Director, Mudra Chennai, has put in his papers. His next destination could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report. He was heading the agency’s Chennai operations.
Judy Franko Apr 18, 2007 9:26 AM
Malayalam Communications Limited has launched its third channel christened ‘WE’ at Cochin on April 15. Dedicated to the youth of Kerala, the channel would encompass music, dance, theatre, fashion shows, glamour, lifestyle and travel, fusion and several other programmes.
Judy Franko Apr 18, 2007 9:25 AM
Aditya Sinha has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of New Indian Express. Prior to this appointment, he was Editor of Sunday Hindustan Times and was responsible for making it a leading Sunday newspaper in Delhi.
Judy Franko Apr 14, 2007 9:08 AM
Tony D’Silva, Executive Vice-president, Distribution, Star TV, has quit. He is joining Kalanithi Maran's direct-to-home (DTH) venture Sun Direct as CEO. D'Silva, an old hand in the distribution business, joined Star in 2002.
Judy Franko Apr 11, 2007 8:53 AM
Ashok Namboodiri has joined Schwarzkopf, the cosmetic division of Henkel India, as Country Head. He was Area Operations Director, Coca Cola India prior to his new assignment.
Judy Franko Apr 10, 2007 9:13 AM
The Madras High Court has granted an interim injunction against TDSAT’s recent directive, which stated that Sun TV should provide feeds to Tata Sky within three days. The order was passed after Sun Network moved the Court against TDSAT’s order.
Judy Franko Apr 10, 2007 8:57 AM
Dentsu Communications has won the advertising duties of the Hindustan Latex’s soon-to-be-launched contraceptive for women, following a multi agency pitch. Sources close to the development peg the account size upwards of Rs 10 crore.
Judy Franko Apr 6, 2007 9:42 AM
Dentsu Communications has won the advertising duties of the Hindustan Latex’s soon-to-be-launched contraceptive for women, following a multi agency pitch. Sources close to the development peg the account size upwards of Rs 10 crore.
Judy Franko Apr 5, 2007 1:51 PM
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