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Nokia’s winter collection set to redefine mobile fashion statement
Philips expands DVD bouquet adding Sur Taal, aims 50-60 pc growth
Competition intensifies in petroleum retail market
Star, Sony may deny content to Zee DTH
Broadcasters will need to comply with the ‘must provide’ order of the Trai only when the number of DTH players is more than one, Trai chairman Pradip Baijal told. In the current scenario, broadcasters like Star and Sony are within their rights to deny content to Dish TV, the DTH platform from the Zee stable.
14% insurance policyholders interested buying new policies in 2005: ACNielsen study
One quarter of Indians who own insurance policies say that they are likely to invest in an additional form of financial service or product over the next 12 months. Of this, 14 per cent of policyholders are interested in purchasing additional insurance policies, says ACNielsen ORG-MARG baseline study on the retail consumer market for life insurance, LIFE 2004.
News channels have a varied fare lined up for the year-end
Unconventional advertising media gather steam
The mood in the advertising industry is upbeat, with the sector finally expecting to register a double-digit growth at 13.5 per cent in 2004. According to estimates compiled by AdEx India, the industry is expected to rake in revenues of Rs 11,800 crore compared to the previous year's Rs 10,400 crore.
Vijay Karnataka marketing head Henry D Souza resigns
Madison Media bags Jagran Group’s Rs 10 crore media AOR
Madison Media is ending the year on a high. The agency has bagged the media AOR business of the Jagran Group. The size of the account is estimated to be Rs 10 crore. Recently, the Jagran Group has been in the news following the disclosure that Ireland’s Independent News and Media is set to acquire a 26 per cent stake in it.
SSC&B Lintas hires senior professionals to strengthen Delhi wing
SSC&B Lintas, Delhi is beefing up its senior management cadre. The agency has roped in Grey Worldwide, Mauritius head Suresh Tewari to run Delhi operations. While Srinivisan Krishnan will head the client servicing functions, Avijit Sen from Armz Advertising, will be the new creative head and Rishab Mehrotra will head account planning.
Bajaj assigns Lowe for Eliminator’s creative, Leo Burnett for Wave
More action is coming up from the Bajaj Auto stable. In sync with the company’s policy of awarding campaigns and not assigning AoR, the company has awarded the creative duty for Eliminator’s forthcoming campaign to Lowe Lintas. Similarly, a new product, ‘Wave’, has been awarded to Leo Burnett. Total billing for the products is in the region of Rs 13 to 17 crore.