International News

Prasar Bharati has invited fresh bid for the prime time slots on Doordarshan’s Metro channel on Friday. Bids have been invited for the 7 to 11 p.m. slots without setting any floor price. The last date for submitting proposals for the fresh bid is July 4.

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Swedish vodka distiller, Absolut has awarded advertising duties for nine countries in the Asia/Pacific region, to Omnicom Group-owned TBWA Worldwide. The undisclosed pan-Asian account -- which covers advertising in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Controversial Italian fashion designer, Benetton will jointly develop a social awareness campaign with the U.N., starting in late summer or early fall. This project for Benetton could signal a shift in focus, which is best known for its bright colours and

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 11:04 AM

Fall in rating of game show 'Koteeswaran' has forced Sun TV to air it only once a week. Starting June 17, the game show will be replaced by a one-hour mythological costume extravaganza ‘Soolam’ in the Sunday 9 PM to 10 PM prime-time band. Industry source

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 8:29 AM

Negotiations between Prasar Bharati and HFCL-Nine Broadcasting India for the three-hour prime time slot between 7-10 pm on Doordarshan Metro have broken down. Doordarshan has indicated a lower price and a longer period than what HFCL-Nine had paid. DD has

exchange4media Staff Jun 23, 2001 8:28 AM

Philips Electronics has awarded its $600 million consolidated global media buying and planning business to Aegis Group's Carat. The company was competing for the business with Interpublic Group of Cos., Initiative, and the Philips incumbent, Bcom3 Group's

exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2001 7:53 AM

Zee Telefilms Limited is in the process of identifying and thereafter appointing an event management agency to look after events across its bouquet of 15 channels.

exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2001 7:52 AM

Soundbuzz and B4U announced a strategic alliance for music compilations and promotions. The alliance will see them working together in three areas: CD compilations and enhanced CDs; event and contest; and a television programme.

exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2001 7:51 AM

NDTV has postponed the launch of its much-talked about entertainment channel NDTV World. The channel, which was expected to debut around September 2001, will now go on air perhaps a year later. The 24-hour bilingual channel in English and Hindi is targeted

exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2001 7:50 AM

Less than ten months after setting up its ambitious media venture, HFCL-Nine Broadcasting India has decided to shut down its television business, which primarily pertains to programming on Doordarshan’s Metro channel. The company’s contract with Doordarsha

exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2001 7:48 AM

The U.S. won its first Grand Prix of this year's International Advertising Festival on Wednesday when Crispin Porter & Bogusky, Miami, picked up the Media Lions' top award for the Florida Anti-Tobacco Pilot Program. The 'Secrets of a Tobacco Executive'

exchange4media Staff Jun 21, 2001 8:59 AM

Health care seems to be the buzzword in the Rs 8,000 crore Indian advertising industry. After the setback it received with the fall in advertising from Internet companies last year, leading agencies are now shifting focus towards another key growth sector

exchange4media Staff Jun 21, 2001 8:57 AM

This July, the Discovery Channel takes an intriguing look at the world of alien encounters, out-of-body experiences and extraterrestrial communication with ‘ALIEN INVASION.’ The programme will be aired from Monday, July 23 through Wednesday, July 25 from

exchange4media Staff Jun 21, 2001 8:55 AM

HBO India, backed by strong advertisement sales is expected to break even by 2004. At present 50 per cent of its revenue comes from ad sales. In a bid to improve its penetration, the channel is also looking at new programming.

exchange4media Staff Jun 21, 2001 8:54 AM

Zee has put on hold its new gameshow Baazi Zee Ki. Zee has invested around Rs 90 lakhs on this game show, which was meant to replace the ill-fated Sawal Dus Crore Ka. Zee Network broadcasting chief executive officer, Sandeep Goyal is expected to make a fi

exchange4media Staff Jun 21, 2001 8:52 AM

The review for AT&T Corp.'s estimated $400 million AT&T Wireless account has narrowed to three agencies. Review consultant MagiKbox, Cos Cob, Conn., said Publicis Groupe's Fallon, Minneapolis, was cut from the list of finalists. The remaining agencies were

exchange4media Staff Jun 20, 2001 9:56 AM

Ogilvy and Mather Ltd. (O&M)'s stake in Mumbai-based More Group India Ltd. -- known for promoting specialised outdoor communications under the brandname ADSHEL -- is falling to 2.9% following a fresh preferential allotment to Clear Channel Pacific Pte Ltd.

exchange4media Staff Jun 20, 2001 9:55 AM

The Mid-Day Multimedia Group has till now received 630 entries for ‘The Brief Media Awards 2001’. The Mid-Day Group has set up media awards for journalists called ‘The Brief Media Awards 2001’. The last date for sending entries for the awards is June 25. T

exchange4media Staff Jun 20, 2001 9:51 AM

STAR TV has left cable operators and viewers confused with an advertisement offering decoder boxes that will enable viewers to access its STAR Plus channel. The advertisement, which highlights the popularity of the STAR Plus channel, has appeared in local

exchange4media Staff Jun 20, 2001 7:13 AM

Leading Bollywood producers and distributors have appointed Mumbai-based Hathway Cable & Datacom to monitor control rooms of cable operators in West Bengal so that pirated versions of the latest releases are not shown on the cable channels. The Cable opera

exchange4media Staff Jun 20, 2001 7:12 AM