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Maytas Properties has announced the appointment of Maxus as its media planning and buying agency.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 24, 2007 2:53 PM

Khushi is one such initiative in Ahmedabad, which has seen majority volunteers from the advertising fraternity join hands to work towards the betterment of underprivileged children.

Tuhina Anand Oct 24, 2007 8:42 AM

The recently released teaser ads of 9X, the new Hindi general entertainment channel from INX Media, have generated some interest in certain sections given the similarities that the campaign has with a campaign Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd had done for Zee Smile in 2005.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 24, 2007 8:36 AM

Revenue Also Climbs More Than 11% for Period, Stays Ahead of WPP

e4m Desk Oct 24, 2007 8:31 AM

HFCL Infotel Ltd, a total telecom solutions provider offering fixed line and broadband services in Punjab, has launched its mobile service, ‘Ping’, for Punjab and Chandigarh. Vyas Giannetti Creative (VGC) has been appointed as the advertising agency for Ping. The size of the account is upwards of Rs 10 crore.

e4m Desk Oct 24, 2007 8:29 AM

POGO and Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the specialised licensing and merchandising division of Cartoon Network, have devised a unique way to promote a new toy called ‘Buchki’. The toy finds a place in the forthcoming B R Films' 'Bhootnath'. This is not the only Bollywood property that CNE would be working for. CNE has already got into a Licensing and Merchandising (L&M) deal for Harman Baweja's 'Love Story 2050'.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Oct 24, 2007 8:28 AM

OOH agency Clear Channel has recently done a campaign on UltraTech Cement, to convey ‘Birla Plus is now UltraTech’. The widespread activity was planned and executed over a two-week period. Clear Channel has installed 1,350 sites in 82 cities in just 19 hours.

e4m Desk Oct 24, 2007 8:26 AM

SAB is launching a new show ‘Jersey No. 10’. The show comes in the 9 pm block, and the current 9 pm show ‘Love Story’ will moves to the 10 pm time band. SAB’s Business Head Anuj Kapoor explained that the channel had planned various new shows for the weeks to come.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Oct 24, 2007 8:23 AM

The transition that had commenced in the Publicis Network last year has been completed now. With new leadership in the Network’s agencies, and the rollout of new divisions like Publicis Modem and Publicis Healthcare, Publicis Network India is all set for action-packed times.

Noor Fathima Warsia Oct 24, 2007 8:22 AM

Vijay TV has come up with yet another innovation called ‘Night Show @ 9.30pm’. To be premiered on October 29, the new show aims to entertain the audience with news of Kollywood, with interviews, reviews, gossips, audio releases, new releases, etc.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Oct 24, 2007 8:21 AM

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has reported a whopping 362 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 971 million in the second quarter ended September 30, 2007. Zee News, too, has seen a 97 per cent hike in its net profit in the same quarter at Rs 57 million.

exchange4media Mumbai Bureau Oct 24, 2007 8:19 AM

NDTV has appointed Shyatto Raha as Chief Executive Officer of NDTV Group’s subsidiary company, Emerging Markets Business Venture. He will head the business and operations of the new company and will report to the NDTV board.

e4m Desk Oct 24, 2007 8:18 AM

BEI Confluence has won the creative duties of Scientific American India, Harvard Business Review (HBR) and India Today Bangla, following a multi-agency pitch. India Today Group publishes the three magazines.

e4m Desk Oct 24, 2007 8:16 AM

Click.in, the online classifieds portal from Bangalore-based Greynium Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd, is now available in five Indian languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam – besides English. Click.in follows the launch of other portals from Greynium – OneBookmarks.in and Oneindia.mobi – with language options.

e4m Desk Oct 24, 2007 8:15 AM