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The Press Lions and Radio Lions have brought more cheer for Indian agencies. There are 33 Indian entries that have made it to the Press Lions, with Leo Burnett having the highest with eight shortlisted entries; O&M and Cheil have five each; JWT India has four; McCann Erickson and Saatchi & Saatchi, three each; and Grey, Contract and Mudra, one each. There are five Indian entries shortlisted for the Radio Lions: three from TBWA\India and two from Mudra.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 3:12 PM

It is a good beginning for India. The shortlists of the Cannes Media Lions and Outdoor Lions have been announced on the second day of the Festival. There are 23 Indian entries that have made it to the Outdoor Lions shortlist. And in Media Lions, nine Indian entries have been shortlisted.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 1:58 PM

JWT India Senior VP and Executive Planning Director Mythili Chandrasekar has been awarded the prestigious Patricia Mann Award for Women,

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 1:37 PM

WWE and Ten Sports have announced a new agreement which will see WWE available exclusively on the channel in India all the way till 2014.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 12:26 PM

Greg Paull, Principal, R3 Asia Pacific, is arriving in India today on a four-day visit to iron out the agency’s path in the country. R3 is a consultancy focused on improving marketing efficiency and effectiveness. Paull’s visit comes at a time when AAAI, the principal body of advertising in India, had recently issued an advisory note to all its members against any new third party survey.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:34 AM

Air conditioners advertising in print grew by 11 per cent in January-April 2008 as compared to the corresponding period last year. LG Electronics India Ltd was the No. 1 advertiser among air conditioners in print during January-April 2008.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:31 AM

The Delhi High Court ordered in favour of ESPN-STAR Sports in its suit for permanent injunction filed against cable operators across the country against unauthorised broadcast of the ongoing UEFA Euro 2008 and the forthcoming Asia Cup 2008, starting later this month, restraining all cable operators from unauthorisedly showing the two tournaments through their cable networks.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:30 AM

It is reliably learnt that Shraman Jha, Vice-President, The Telegraph, has put in his papers and is headed for NIIT. However, when contacted, Jha declined to comment on either his resignation or his new assignment. While he will be with the ABP Group till the end of June, it is learnt that he is joining NIIT in Delhi to head one of their new ventures.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:29 AM

RK Swamy BBDO recently released a Guide to Market Planning, which is seen as a valuable aid for any marketer to understand the heterogeneous market as India. It is seen as a comprehensive source to purchasing power in urban and rural areas.

exchange4media Bangalore Bureau Jun 16, 2008 8:27 AM

Close on the heels of some key elevations at Turner Entertainment Networks, there is now news about a few goodbyes too. Vivek Krishnani, Executive Director Marketing, APAC, has put in his papers. It is also learnt that Bikram Dugga, Marketing Head, Cartoon Network and Pogo, India, and Karan Sethi, Marketing Manger, Cartoon Network-South Asia, have also called it a day at Turner Entertainment Networks Asia.

Tasneem Limbdiwala Jun 16, 2008 8:26 AM

Global integrated marketing agency iris has been appointed as the retail marketing partner for Adidas. iris currently works with Adidas globally and the sports brand has now extended the relationship to include India.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:25 AM

Capital18, the venture capital and private equity arm of Network18, is foraying into the cinema screening business with plans to open a chain of multiplexes across India under the name ‘Glitz’. The initiative is expected to kick off in the next two weeks, with the first one opening in Delhi.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:24 AM

HR Direction, the specialist HR communication arm of RK Swamy BBDO, is all set to extend its presence to the online platform in two weeks’ time. The development was confirmed by Srinivasan K Swamy, Chairman and Managing Director, RK Swamy BBDO.

Tuhina Anand Jun 16, 2008 8:23 AM

The resignation of Deepak Chaurasia, who had put in his papers last week, as Executive Editor at Aaj Tak, has not been accepted by the TV Today management. exchange4media has learnt that a final decision on the resignation would be taken after Aroon Purie, who is currently out of India, returns on June 21.

Vinod Behl Jun 16, 2008 8:21 AM

Innocean has recently made some additions to its senior creative team. Devendra Mehta has joined Innocean as Senior Creative Director. He was earlier with Dentsu as Creative Director. Strengthening the team further as Art Group Heads are Trideep Saha and Kavita Ojha. While Saha moves from Kaaps, Ojha was earlier with Euro-RSCG.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:20 AM

The Creative Excellence Awards 2008 of the Advertising Club Calcutta saw JWT and O&M win several metals. JWT was also adjudged National Agency of the Year. The Awards were held in Kolkata on June 13. This year’s edition of Creative Excellence Awards was christened ‘War of Ideas’.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:19 AM

Oriya daily Pragativadi has filed a legal suit against the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) for reflecting incorrect circulation figures. As per the ABC figures for the period July-December 2007, the total circulation of Pragativadi stood at 182,089. In contrast to the total readership figures, the MRUC has shown less readership of Pragativadi at just 0.72 lakh.

e4m Desk Jun 16, 2008 8:17 AM

Vyas Giannetti Creative has recently lost quite a few key people. Close on the heels of Hanoz Mogrelia quitting, more resignations have come to light. In Delhi, Anjan Roy, COO, Nandu Narasimhan, NCD, Ranjeev Vij, VP & Branch Head, have put in their papers. In Mumbai, Sandy Pinto, Branch Head, and Saumya Chattopadhyay, Director, Strategic Planning, have also bid adieu.

Tasneem Limbdiwala & Pallavi Goorha Jun 16, 2008 8:15 AM

The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2008 began on June 15, and it is bigger than the previous years – at least in terms of the Indian delegates that have travelled all the way to the South of France to attend the Festival this year. From the 130 last year, the number of Indian delegates this year has gone up to 225-plus. Quite a few Indian delegates were seen on the first day of the Festival.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 8:14 AM

The first day of the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival saw a host of speakers deliberate on the new avenues that are making their way in the media landscape. The topics varied from contextual video advertising to more on the web and to what it means to be a media communications company. While clearly newer mediums are coming up, all speakers reasserted the need for knowing the consumers and focus on relevance.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 8:13 AM

The shortlists for Promo Lions and Lions Direct were announced on June 15 at the 55th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Three Indian entries have been shortlisted in the Promo Lions, while nine Indian entries have been shortlisted in Lions Direct. The winners would be awarded on June 16, 2008.

Noor Fathima Warsia Jun 16, 2008 8:12 AM