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  • Television Advertising from January-November 2007

    Television Advertising from January-November 2007

    Count of Advertisers and Brands.

     

    Count of new programmes on different channel genres

    • General entertainment channels recorded the maximum launch of new programmes to hold on its viewers, followed by news channels.

    Categories with maximum new launches.

     
     
    • Interestingly, the evergreen sectors ‘educational institutions’ and ‘real estates’ registered the highest number of brand new launches on TV, to increase their visibility during January-November 2007.

    Exclusive advertisers on TV.

     
     
    • Exclusive advertisers on TV accounts for nearly 40 per cent of total advertisers’ pie.

    Consumer is the king.

     
     

    New launches on TV

    • Among all brands advertised on TV half of them were new brands.
    • Home Shop 18 took the top most slot of new brands advertised.
    • Five of the brands under ‘Personal Care’ made it to the top ten slots.

    The Biggies sponsor programmes.

     
     

    Top programme sponsors

    • Programme on telly do hold on the viewers and the big daddy seems to cash in on this.
      HUL, Coca Cola and L’Oreal India were the top three advertisers with maximum share of Promo Tag.
     

    (Analysis from AdEx India – A Division of TAM Media Research)

  • Chai Peng to head Total Sports Asia’s operations in China

    Chai Peng to head Total Sports Asia’s operations in China

    MUMBAI: Sports marketing firm Total Sports Asia (TSA) has appointed Chai Peng as the MD for China.

    Peng will oversee TSA’s operations in China and will be responsible for the division’s overall performance.

    He says that TSA is a young company with a passionate business. “I believe there is a lot of potential in sports in China. We will increase the areas where TSA is already well established and develop new, creative avenues as well.”
    On the plans for China he says, “We will look into key consumer trends, key owners, main advertisers, sponsors, media and key people in the industry within the next couple of months and then explore a new strategy to take TSA China forward.”

    TSA CEO Marcus Luer said, “Chai brings an amazing track record in building up a business in China with him and has the international experience as well. Together with our expertise in sports marketing, we believe that we have a winning combination.”

  • Readers Digest sold for $1.6 billion

    Readers Digest sold for $1.6 billion

    MUMBAI: Reader’s Digest Association which publishes of one of the most widely read magazines in the world Readers Digest has sold the magazine for $1.6 billion to Ripplewood Holdings
    As well as its flagship magazine, the company publishes a range of other titles, markets CDs and puts on book fairs. The buy-out also means that the the consortium will take on debts of about $800,000.

    Media reports add that although its magazine circulates to 18 million people in 21 languages, the business has struggled to appeal to the younger readers prized by advertisers. Readers Digest has struggled to compete with new media both for readers and advertising.

    The basic strategy Ripplewood will adopt is to improve operating efficiencies, optimise cost structure and supply chain, and drive the revenue growth.

  • OpenTV adds Auction and Sales modules to its multi-platform product

    OpenTV adds Auction and Sales modules to its multi-platform product

    CANNES: OpenTV Corp., which provides technology solutions for advanced digital television services, has released new Auction and Sales modules that will add support for television auctions and sales to its multi-platform OpenTV Participate product. OpenTV Participate enables viewers to participate in real-time or time-shifted competitions, votes, polls, quizzes and games, via mobile phones, web, IVR, and TV remote controls.

    The Auction and Sales modules are fully integrated with existing OpenTV Participate modules, including third party billing, fulfillment, accounts, customer care, bonus, loyalty, and marketing. Operators can now run a dedicated shopping or auction channel or individual shopping or auction events.

    As with all OpenTV Participate modules, the new Sales and Auction modules utilize wizard-based logic, enabling almost any type of sales or auction event-including the popular ‘bid up’ and ‘bid down’ auction models-to be created by non technical personnel. Support for selling content is also included, enabling broadcasters to offer pay-per-use and on-demand services such as mobile TV clips, downloads, or video streaming on any platform, states an official release.
    With these new modules, OpenTV continues to enhance OpenTV Participate’s unprecedented combination of functionality in a single, scalable system, enabling broadcasters and programmers to offer their viewers an even richer choice of interactive products and services.

    “Our vision for OpenTV Participate is to enable broadcasters to convert passive viewers into active customers by offering compelling interactive services and building a profile of their viewers’ TV habits,” said Amos Manasseh, OpenTV’s VP of Global Sales and Marketing for Participation Television. “These new modules further advance this vision as well as OpenTV Participate’s unique position in the market place, benefiting both broadcasters and advertisers alike.”

    OpenTV will be demonstrating OpenTV Participate at the upcoming MipTV/MILLA, NAB, and NCTA conferences, the release adds.