Disney Channel has announced its three winners for its on-air summer contest ‘Lose Control’. The winners are Aashna Gupta, Carl Williams and Aanya Obrien. These winners won themselves a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland along with a guardian.
MTV Networks has elevated Amit Jain to EVP & MD, MTV Networks-India, China and SEA. Prior to this, he was MD only for India, and was EVP for South Asia. He will also serve on the soon-to-be-formed Viacom 18 board.
The Cyber Lions shortlist has been announced at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2007. Only one entry of the 36 sent has made it to the shortlist. The entry is Tribal DDB India’s (Mumbai) work for MTV Asia, titled ‘Protected Entry’.
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The ‘consumer’ focus continued throughout the second half of the day at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2007, where session after session delved on the dos and the don’ts of handling consumers, and what about ambient media attracts the audience’s attention.
India is having fun at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2007, and the usual suspects at the festival speak out. The first timers and the Cannes veterans have their own take on the Festival.
McCann Erickson’s Creative Director Rahul Mathew has put in his papers. Mathew has been with the agency for over four years. He refuses to divulge his plans for future.
Hungama TV will celebrate one year of its cartoon character ‘Shinchan’ on June 19. The channel will air a series of episodes of ‘Shinchan’ through the day.
Tata Indicom has launched India’s first Internet radio service as a clear move to target the $170 million mobile music industry. Internet, in-shop demonstrations, press communications and interactivity form the basis of the marketing strategy.
Mumbai-based Univbrands, which offers coaching consultancy in brand-building communications, has recently launched three new services -- Idea Management service, Brand Championship service, and Complete Brand Communication Motorbike.
Zee Sports has appointed Sandeep Goel as Vice President for its sponsorship business. He comes to Zee Sports from GroupM Sports, where he was National Business Director.
The new TVC for McDowell’s No. 1 depicts the world transforming with the snap of the index finger. The TVC has been conceptualised by Mudra Communications, and has been shot in Bangkok.
Even as every one is waiting to know whether or not India has any wins in the Promo and Direct Lions category, the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2007 has already announced the shortlists for four categories. In Press, India has 20 entries in the shortlist, in Outdoor there are 14 entries, in Media Lions there are seven entries, while in Radio, there are five entries in the shortlist.
The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2007 has announced the winners in the Promo and Direct Lions categories. O&M Bangalore and Everest Brand Solutions Mumbai have won a Bronze each in Direct Lions, while JWT Mumbai has bagged a Promo Lion.
The first half of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival 2007 was again all about the need to engage the audience, the need to understand the dynamics of convergence to get to the consumer and the need to not focus on a platform but on the consumer that is creating that platform.
Kaushik Tiwari, who was heading Rediffusion DY&R’s South operations, has joined Publicis Ambience as Executive Vice-President, South.
Amrita TV’s next edition of music talent hunt show ‘Super Star Global’ would have a worldwide canvas with auditions in California, London, Dubai and Bangalore, besides different cities in Kerala. The winner would drive home a Mercedes Benz.
Emami Group of Companies has signed on Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador for the fairness cream for men, Emami Fair and Handsome.
BAG Films & Media Ltd has forayed into radio with the launch of Radio Dhamaal in Hissar and Karnal. With the tagline ‘Hila Ke Rakh De’, the radio has a frequency of 106.4.