Aminah Sheikh &Amp; Prasad Sangameshwaran In Mumbai

Stories by Aminah Sheikh &Amp; Prasad Sangameshwaran In Mumbai

FMCG firms ally with kirana stores

FMCG firms ally with kirana stores

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2007

Hindustan Unilever is associating with small-format retail through its Super Value Store, Dabur with Parivaar and Marico with Mera. At many shops, the counter has been modified into a U or L shape so that the shopper can move and pick items.

Little Hearts may figure in Britannia-Danone talks

Little Hearts may figure in Britannia-Danone talks

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2007

Britannia executives were, however, non-committal on whether the company had initiated discussions to return the Little Hearts trademark and the right to use the product recipe back to Groupe Danone.

Advertisers wary of rebel cricket league

Advertisers wary of rebel cricket league

Rediff.com   28 Sep 2007

The concerns have grown after the ICL decided to postpone its tournaments from October 1 to mid-November this year.

Advertisers make hay as Sun shines on Team India

Advertisers make hay as Sun shines on Team India

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2007

As the Men in Blue flew home to a hero's welcome in Mumbai, advertisers are betting over Rs 250 crore in the next 90 days on cricket TV broadcasts -- a hefty 16 per cent of average advertising spends in the festival season.

Twenty20 champs' endorsement fees to double

Twenty20 champs' endorsement fees to double

Rediff.com   26 Sep 2007

Players like Rohit Sharma or Dinesh Karthik who could never command more than Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh can now hope to hit Rs 30 lakh for new deals. Bowler Sreesanth's endorsement tag has shot up from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.

Senior citizens are the wealthiest consumers

Senior citizens are the wealthiest consumers

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2007

While everyone from economists and management consulting firms use the promise of a "Young India" as a compelling argument to pit India against an "Ageing China", a study says marketers might be missing the big picture.

BCCI asks $50-60 m for IPL team ownership

BCCI asks $50-60 m for IPL team ownership

Rediff.com   18 Sep 2007

In return, the BCCI is offering a revenue share from stadium advertising and gate money but not television rights.

Zee closes in on Star Plus top spot

Zee closes in on Star Plus top spot

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2007

Zee TV is fast closing in on general entertainment channel leader Star Plus in terms of viewership.

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

TV18 Group & movie rights purchases

Rediff.com   6 Sep 2007

Raghav Bahl-promoted media company Television Eighteen Group is paying over Rs 340 crore to buy out the rights of films in two of Bollywood's biggest movie deals.

Why your SMS votes won't reach reality shows

Why your SMS votes won't reach reality shows

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2007

The content providers -- TV channels, FM Radio stations, e-commerce companies and credit card majors -- have blamed the service providers and mobile value-added services (VAS) operators for the problem.

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The bidding companies have the choice of either bidding individually or as a group.

BCCI finds Rs 800 crore for talent academy

BCCI finds Rs 800 crore for talent academy

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The full-fledged residential academy will accommodate the country's top 80 emerging cricketers and be equipped with a health centre, gymnasium and restaurants.

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

RCom, others in race for BCCI sponsorship

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2007

The bidding companies have the choice of either bidding individually or as a group.

Why ICL may still stump BCCI

Why ICL may still stump BCCI

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2007

Star cricketers in the ICL will earn more than BCCI cricketers primarily because of the way the contracts are structured.

Eros Intl to set up animation studio in India

Eros Intl to set up animation studio in India

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

Integrated media and entertainment company Eros International is planning to set up an animation studio in India.

Bisleri may be ICL's first big sponsor

Bisleri may be ICL's first big sponsor

Rediff.com   21 Aug 2007

There will be three other key sponsors, at least one of these is expected to be announced in five days. There may also be seven associate partners.

Warner Brothers may sign first Hindi movie

Warner Brothers may sign first Hindi movie

Rediff.com   20 Aug 2007

Warner Brothers plan to make three-four Hindi movies each year and is eyeing producing mid- and big-budget films across genres.

Media houses eye global rating agencies

Media houses eye global rating agencies

Rediff.com   17 Aug 2007

This follows the industry's dissatisfaction with the current data provider, TAM Media Research, which has allegedly not been able to deliver data on all the 70 million cable and satellite households.

Toon channels to toy with books

Toon channels to toy with books

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2007

Leveraging the popularity of their cartoon characters, all the top Indian children's channels - Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney - are getting aggressive in the area of publishing for children as well.

Underwear ads cost channels dear

Underwear ads cost channels dear

Rediff.com   30 Jul 2007

Three leading general entertainment channels - Star India, Zee TV and Sony Entertainment Television - together may lose Rs 11 crore (Rs 110 million) from the underwear ads, which will soon be off air.