Date-wise News
Law & Kenneth bags Kelvinator & Sansui’s creative biz
Colors firms up overseas plans; eyes significant revenues from subscription in the UK
After its launch in the US late last month as ‘Aapka Colors’, Hindi GEC Colors has now forayed into the UK. The channel has appointed Targeted Marketing Solutions (TMS) to handle its airtime sales in the UK and is launching a multimedia campaign in the international markets to establish brand Colors.
Crayons Advertising adds new businesses to its kitty
Guest ColumnRetrofit: Will ‘My Name is Khan’ survive the vagaries of the BO?
Friday after Friday, the fate of stars and their bankrollers – the producers and bulge bracket distributors – is decided on the Box Office across the world. After ‘Chak De’, ‘My Name is Khan’ is Shah Rukh Khan’s greatest acting performance. Week one and week two will determine its fate and future course. B Town is merciless, replete with crabs, says Sandeep Bamzai.
Deccan Chargers rules out boycotting IPL3; completes its inventories with five sponsors
Row over IPL3 coverage flares up, channels not to cover matches
s4m Round Table Conference: Industry honchos upbeat about a flourishing Hindi media
To ponder over the state of Hindi media in India and its future, exchange4media Group recently organised a Round Table Conference in Delhi. The Conference, which was part of the run up to the launch of the Group’s Hindi media and advertising news portal samachar4media.com, witnessed the participation of prominent media stalwarts like Shashi Shekhar, Paresh Nath, Shravan Garg, Maheshwar Peri, Sameer Kapoor, and Aunindyo Chakravarti, among others.
ASCI brings nine ads under scanner; one withdrawn, four modified
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released its report for the period December 2009 on ads that were either withdrawn or modified. A total of nine ads had been brought under the scanner, of which one ad has been withdrawn, four have been modified, while four ads were not upheld by the Consumer Complaints Councils (CCC).
Grey India expands portfolio with Dabur Fem & Oxybleach wins
Close on the heels of bagging the Ferrero Group portfolio, Grey India has reportedly added Dabur’s Fem and Oxybleach business to its kitty. The accounts have been won by the agency’s Delhi office. The wins come on the back of multi-agency pitches. Though no official confirmation was forthcoming at the time of filing the report, highly placed sources have confirmed the wins.