The Internet is coming into its own as a shopping destination. The findings come from the Top 40 Online Retail Satisfaction Index produced by research company ForeSee Results of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Players in the FMCG markets acquired a new aggressive streak in 2006, as growth rates across categories surged and the scramble to grab a piece of the action intensified. Indian FMCG companies hotly pursued cross-border acquisitions in their search for new growth opportunities.
The Chinese are not happy with Shah Rukh Khan replacing the Big B on KBC show! However for the next season of the popular game show with Shah Rukh Khan, the Chinese PC major may not provide advertising support to KBC as its new anchor Shah Rukh Khan is a brand ambassador for rival PC maker Compaq.
Radio City has joined hands with some international Hindi radio stations to usher in the New Year with 18 hours of non-stop on-air programming during which the FM station will have its RJs chatting with their counterparts from the other stations.
While every channel is busy lining up a variety of shows to welcome the New Year ranging from recaps of 2006 to countdown shows to film-based shows, Ten Sports is out to pep things up a bit with its exclusive coverage of WWE Armageddon. The channel will air the three-hour long wrestling extravaganza on December 31 at 11 am.
Following the success of theBond series on STAR Movies, Vijay TV is gearing up for a mega Bond series in Tamil. The channel has lined up an array of Bond movies to usher in New Year beginning with ‘Goldfinger’ on January 1, 2007, followed by ‘Diamonds Are Forever’, ‘Octopussy’, ‘The Living Daylights’ and ‘Die Another Day’ in January 2007.
Close on the heels of announcing its new show, ‘Antakshari’, STAR One is now ready with with a countdown show, ‘Idea Ek Se Badhkar Ek’, which premieres on December 30 at 8 pm.. The show will be a mix of celebrity interviews, graphics, special effects and audio-visual montages.
Big 92.7 FM’s National Alliances Head, Rahul Upadhyay, has put in his papers. He was with the Adlabs backed station since March 2006 and was reporting to Anand Chakravarthy, Head of Marketing. The FM station informed that there were no replacements planned immediately for the post left vacant by him.
Zee Telugu and Zee Kannada have lined up exciting fare for its viewers. The celebration at Zee Telugu will start at 7.30 pm on December 31 with the romantic blockbuster ‘Devdaasu’, Zee Kannada would air the hit movie ‘Julie’.
With CAS coming into effect from the New Year, multi system operators, services providers and cable operators have got busy offering attractive packages. One of the latest to enter the CAS fray is IndusInd Media & Communications Ltd, a Hinduja TMT Company.
<p align=justify>One of the biggest things about Aegis is people don't want us to be bought by someone else, just as much as they want to buy us themselves. What really happened was Bollore (Vincent Bollore, Chairman, Havas) bought some stock - Publicis doesn't want Havas to get us, so they start talking to us - that becomes public. Sorrell (Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP) then has a legitimate excuse to put his finger in it. He can't buy our media business because it's a conflict of interest, competition issues and because he is so bored with it and he has spent so much of money on each acquisition!