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TBWA\Worldwide has announced the completion of its acquisition of the 49 per cent shareholding in TBWA\India currently held by Indian shareholders. Following this acquisition, TBWA together with Omnicom, will own 100 per cent of TBWA\India. George John, the largest of the three Indian shareholders, and Kurien Mathews will remain with the agency until the end of September, after which George John will serve TBWA\India in an advisory capacity. The third shareholder N Krishnan will assume an expanded role as COO, TBWA\India Group.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 11:46 AM

Session 2 of the India Sports Marketing Forum 2008 (ISMF), held in the Capital on September 12 by the exchange4media Group, was chaired by Sonali Chander, Sports Editor, NDTV 24x7. The session took a look at issues from the stakeholders’ perspective. ISMF 2008 was held in association with India Sports Equity Foundation. The ISMF was presented by Indian Cricket League (ICL) in association with e-sense.

Robin Thomas Sep 15, 2008 8:58 AM

A sporting country is a healthy country and a healthy country gives rise to a powerful nation. Yet India has lagged far behind in most sports disciplines. There are several issues that plague the development of sports in the country. To highlight these issues and more, the exchange4media Group had organised the India Sports Marketing Forum in Delhi on September 12 in association with India Sports Equity Foundation. The ISMF was presented by Indian Cricket League (ICL) in association with e-sense.

Robin Thomas Sep 15, 2008 8:57 AM

‘Chak De! India’ brought into the limelight the untapped potential of offbeat sports. However, their future still hangs in balance owing to lack of funds. The need of the hour are federations and corporate India to come forward and finance these sports. The India Sports Marketing Forum, organised by the exchange4media Group in the Capital on September 12, discussed this issue in detail in a post-lunch session.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:37 AM

Quite a few people can rattle off the batting averages of Indian cricketers going back to Sunil Gavaskar. However, for how many people does the name Sardar Balbir Singh ring a bell? The India Sports Marketing Forum, organised by the exchange4media Group, was held in the Capital on September 12, covered several issues concerning marketing of sports in India and why others sports have lagged behind cricket.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:35 AM

Passenger vehicles advertising in print grew by 12 per cent during the January-July 2008 period as compared to the corresponding period last year. Maruti Suzuki Ltd was the No. 1 advertiser in the passenger vehicles category in print, while Tata Indica CS was most advertised new brand during the period.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:20 AM

US-based CineMaya Media Group has promoted Rajiv Mishra as Senior Vice President for the entire group. Earlier, Mishra was Business Head of Broadcast Media and was engaged in launching the Group’s TV channels across North America and Canada.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:19 AM

Despite having so many stringers and being able to reach the audience within seconds of an event, ‘television news cannot survive without print’. This was shared by Peter Mukerjea, Chairman, INX Media, at the fourth convocation ceremony of FMCC, held in the Capital recently.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:18 AM

INX Network is gearing up for the next phase of launches. The media company plans to launch 10 new channels in the next 12 to 18 months, including another Hindi GEC and a national music channel. This was confirmed by Indrani Mukerjea, Chairman, INX Media, who also said, “before anything else, INX would be coming out with a metro news channel in Chennai”.

exchange4media Chennai Bureau Sep 15, 2008 8:18 AM

GQ, the men’s luxury magazine owned by New York-based Conde Nast, is set to hit Indian newsstands on September 29. GQ’s foray follows the launch of Vogue in India in September 2007, and would be the second title from the Conde Nast stable in the country. GQ India would be a monthly magazine and would be priced at Rs 100.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:17 AM

The latest weeks of TAM Media Research and aMap have shown some very good numbers for Colors. Media analysts state that the channel’s growth has been very positive and that it is already a threat to even the No. 2 player in the genre. However, there are still factors like channel reach and sustainability of these numbers, where Colors still has to prove its mettle.

Noor Fathima Warsia Sep 15, 2008 8:15 AM

The Indian media and advertising industry is growing, and there are various domains that have grown enough for advertisers and media owners to tap in order to connect better with consumers today. In line with its series of bringing such domains under the scanner, the exchange4media Group organised the India Sports Marketing Forum (ISMF) in the Capital on September 12. The event, which was organised in association with the India Sports Equity Foundation, looked at the factors that made a difference to the way sports was seen in India.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:14 AM

The Beijing Olympics are over and India’s performance is there for all to see – Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Kumar and Shushil Kumar have done India proud. However, for a country with a population of over 1 billion, the medal tally is too meagre. Everyone has their own take on what ails Indian sports, but Kapil Dev hit the nail bang on with his straight talk at the India Sports Marketing Forum.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 8:13 AM

We feel that today the middle class has truly emerged in India. The Indian woman is ready to take on challenges and be independent. We are sure that we will achieve our targets by growing at a pace far more accelerated than ever before. We have seen double digit growth and we expect this trend to continue this year as well. We have invested substantially in India and view the country as one of the strongest emerging markets in Asia.

e4m Desk Sep 15, 2008 12:00 AM