TNS India has outshone others at the Darrah Estrada Awards for Service Excellence and the TNS Innovation Awards 2004. This year, TNS Asia Pacific had over 60 submissions from more than 20 countries in the region and out of the 15 awards, TNS India team bagged four at an annual event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Intergold jewellery stores across the country are about to do a disappearing act. Rosy Blue group, the parent company of Intergold and Orra Diamonds, is repositioning the existing 22 Intergold outlets across the country as Orra Diamond stores. The new stores will be the vehicle for launching the $1.8 billion global diamonds brand Orra in India.
With the objective to develop a firm base in the Indian market, Pepe Jeans India has decided to focus on below-the-line-initiatives for product promotion. The group has planned to sponsor and organise fashion shows, road shows and various style awards running through the year.
For busy executives with little time for fun, Allied Domecq has a pleasant surprise in store: India’s first ever inside-office golf championship. Leading corporates like Pepsi, HSBC, Samsung, Shopper’s Stop and Grey Worldwide will be participating.
POGO channel has initiated an interactive contest whereby grand prize winners will get a chance to co-host the ‘Prime Pogo’ programme with hosts Niall and Chinu. Not only that, the kid brigade has plenty of prizes to win.
Sahara India Pariwar has launched SaharaOne which will be the umbrella for its four businesses in the entertainment industry - motion pictures, radio, television and special identity. This comes after Sahara had formed a management joint venture (JV) termed Sahara India Media Entertainment Management with Percept.
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a writ petition filed by Zee Telefilms challenging the cancellation of the telecast rights awarded to it by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) between 2004 and 2008 and re-opening of the tender process.
Back in 1979 the Living Media Group - which publishes India Today - launched Bombay magazine, which aimed to give the smart, young set the lowdown on latest news and events in the city. Eleven years later it shut down, defeated by a combination of low advertising and competition from mainstream newspapers. Now the publishing world is looking afresh at the city magazine concept.
Following the Indian Newspaper Society’s (INS) Executive Committee election on Thursday, it is now Audit Bureau of Circulation’s (ABC) turn to bring in a new order. At its annual general meeting, held on Friday, ABC has elected Deccan Herald’s Shanth Kumar as the new President for 2004-05.
Tata Retail Enterprises (Trent), a Tata Group company, has a new media partner. Following a multi-agency pitch, Lodestar has bagged the business of this Tata account worth Rs 10-12 crore. Trent’s media business was earlier part of the Tata Group media duties.
It’s time for a change in the programming schedule, perceived Zee officials. And, the change in viewing patterns goes effective tomorrow with the Sunday movie slot in place. The movie to introduce the new format is ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’. The channel has substantial expectations from the big-hit blockbuster.