NBC sells $1 billion ads for Olympics 2012
July 26th, 2012 - 6:31 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, July 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Broadcaster NBC announced on Wednesday that it has reached the $ 1 billion mark for the advertisement sales related to the Olympics.The Olympic Games are ... Read more...
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Singapore’s online advertisement spending surges
July 23rd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, July 23 (IANS) The online advertisement spending in Singapore surged to 135.9 million Singapore dollars ($107.9 million) last year, crossing the 100 million Singapore dollars mark for the first ... Read more...
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Court issues notice over taxing internet-based firms (Second Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government, social networking site Facebook India and Google India on a plea seeking recovery ... Read more...
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Mamata trying to gag opposition: CPI-M
February 12th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday accused the West Bengal government of attempting to gag the opposition and slammed assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay's ban ... Read more...
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India-made e-toilets revolutionise sanitation
March 28th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) A coin is dropped into the slot and bingo the door to the toilet slides open, the light and exhaust fan turn on. And after use, ... Read more...
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Sun TV moves to increase revenue from North American markets
November 29th, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 29 (IANS) Sun TV Network Ltd has appointed Global Media Management LLC and World Media Connect LLC to manage and grow its distribution and advertisement revenue, respectively, in North America.According ... Read more...
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High on eyeballs, DD rates for CWG ceremony zoom
October 10th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant Sood
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Having tasted spectacular success with the Commonwealth Games (CWG) opening ceremony, national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) has hiked advertising rates for the Oct 14 closing ceremony ... Read more...
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Chinese watchdog proposes stricter rules for reality show participants
June 11th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): Participating in matchmaking shows on Chinese television is going to be far more difficult, for contestants will now have to undergo stricter screening procedures and be cautious ... Read more...
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Sun TV to invest Rs.100 crore in 2010-11
May 28th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Media conglomerate Sun TV Network will invest around Rs.100 crore this fiscal to upgrade infrastructure and acquire content, a top company official said Friday.
"We will invest around Rs.100 ... Read more...
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MCD seeks ad revenue share from DTC, Metro
January 27th, 2010 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) wants a pie from advertisement revenue earned by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and the Delhi Metro to increase its ... Read more...
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NY Times threatens to shut down Boston Globe
April 5th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): The New York Times Company might shut down the Boston Globe if the labour unions fail to agree on its demand of making 20 million dollars worth of ... Read more...
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Biggest Canadian daily axes jobs as ad revenue falls
March 5th, 2009 - 10:09 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 5 (IANS) Toronto Star, the biggest Canadian daily, Wednesday joined its US counterparts in issuing pink slips, eliminating 60 jobs, all from sales and marketing.
The newspaper said it is axing ... Read more...
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Nepal TV stations declare ‘emergency’
January 8th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Jan 8 (IANS) Enraged at the growing power crisis in Nepal and alleged unfair state laws, Nepal's private television stations Thursday declared "emergency".Television Broadcasters Nepal, the umbrella of TV stations, said ... Read more...
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For Big Cinema, it’s time to expand operations
November 19th, 2008 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 19 (IANS) The global financial crisis may have forced many companies to put their expansion projects on hold, but Big Cinema, part of the Anil Ambani-promoted Adlabs Films Ltd, is ... Read more...
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Raj Television launches Tamil news channel
June 23rd, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Rs.550-million Raj Television Network Ltd Monday launched its first Tamil news channel, called Raj News 24x7. The channel will cover stock market, business, current affairs, health, food, ... Read more...
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You could get paid to hear a phone ad!
April 20th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) Soon you could actually be dialling up to hear an advertisement on your cell phone. That's because there's money to be made at the other end ... Read more...
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