The television segment witnessed some drama mid-week with the DD-Ten Sports spat grabbing headlines. While programming changes were quite a few, TV18 was the first to come out with Q1 results.


  • Ten Sports rejects DD's contention on simulcast of Lanka Tri-series
  • Doordarshan turns down Ten Sports' transmission offer for Lanka Tri-Series
  • H1 2005: A steady cheer for English entertainment channels so far
  • Jaya TV's Jack Pot nears 150th episode; to launch youth-based game show soon
  • Sahara launches its Delhi-centric news channel today
  • Ad sales strategy: Network selling for solutions & standalone channel selling for growth
  • National Geographic to bring space up close and personal
  • Pogo is back with a higher scale Kids Awards in 2005
  • TV18 posts 57% growth in revenue in Q1; net profit up 29%
  • Channel 7 eyes foreign market

    There were some significant executive movements this week.


  • O&M makes top management changes, Nishi Suri heads for Shanghai, J C Giri takes Mumbai charge
  • Pradeep Gangal joins MH1 Channel as CEO


  • Rana Vikram joins ABN AMRO Asset Management as Marketing Head
  • Pankaj Saxena, VP, Programming, Discovery puts in his papers
  • Cadbury CEO Bharat Puri likely to get overseas post


    The advertising industry had a relatively quiet week.

  • Radio City awards Rs 5-crore creative account to Everest
  • TVS Motors appoints McCann for creative duties of forthcoming brand
  • Alchemy wins Nepal Tourism Board account worth $ 2 million

    The Advertising Agencies Association of India celebrated its Diamond Jubilee with a two-day seminar in Mumbai. The latest Harry Potter book had millions of fans enthralled the world over. And Hindustan Times finally announced its IPO.

  • AAAI: 60 and contemplating life ahead
  • Harry Potter's marketing magic: 270,000,000 sold!
  • Hindustan Times IPO opens on August 4 with green shoe option
    • Instant Soup Mixes Advertising in Print grew 100% in 1st Half of 2005: AdEx study

    This steep increase in print advertising by instant soup mixes comes on the heels of a massive 94 per cent dip in the category’s advertising in 2004. Knorr Soup from HLL was the top advertiser among brands.
    “Advertising has, like the consumer, evolved over the years. Competition has increased rapidly and immensely. Categories have been crowded with brands. As a result, demand for consumer attention has increased. Agencies and advertisers have had to innovate to retain consumer mindspace cutting across mindsets and SECs.”
    Ram Ray, Chairman, Response India
    5 questions to know our honchos better
    ØYour dream job?
    Yoga instructor…or maybe a Karate instructor.
    ØYou’re most terrified of…
    Rats.
    ØMusic for a moonlit dinner…
    Jazz.
    ØMoney or power?
    Both!
    ØYour e-pill?
    Loafing.
    Deepa Geethakrishnan
    Group Creative Director, LOWE, Chennai

    K.M. Ayappa, Creative Director, Orchard Advertising, Bangalore, is moving to MTV in early August. He’ll be joining the youth channel as Creative Consultant. A winner of several awards including AAAI Young Lotus, he was also runner-up at Ad Fest Pattaya Young Creative and Ad Fest Pattaya Film Finalist. Besides metals of all hues from the Ad Clubs of Bangalore and Chennai, he’s also got a Gold and two Silvers at the Abbys.

    Vivek Iyer, who handled the Knowledge Management Division at Mediaturf, Mumbai, has moved to Yahoo! India. He is now India Sales Strategist with Yahoo! and will be responsible for developing category specific research to aid the Sales Team. He will be based in Gurgaon for his new assignment.


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