Tag Report: ‘China’
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Grapevine Star Global Media Trends Alert – Great Article that Needs Highlighting
In 2010, nearly half of Indian households have TV, up from less than one-third in 2001. But in urban areas, that figure jumps to 96%. (Compare that to 7% of Indians who use the internet.)
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China Telecom to sell iPhones; China Mobile Coming
Apple Inc. has signed a deal with China Telecom to sell its iPhone in China as it looks to boost its share in one of the world’s biggest mobile phone market. China Telecom plans to offer the iPhone starting next month.
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Toy Fair Program for Manufacturers & Retailers
The GrapevineStar Toy Fair program targets brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, entertainment executives, inventors, game developers in the toy, youth products and childrens entertainment industries. The program includes select GrapevineStar™ character brands integrated with it’s social media programs customized to meet the needs of the participating manufacturer or retailer.
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GrapevineStar Agency Alert – WPP’s MJoule Enters China’s Mobile Market
WPP agencies GroupM and Tenth Avenue have joined forces to launch a mobile marketing presence in China through the acquisition of local mobile agency Wisereach. The new entity, known as MJoule, will combine assets of Tenth Avenue’s mobile specialty unit Joule with the existing mobile operations of GroupM in China.
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Korean and China Online Gaming Giants in Alliance
Two major Asian online game companies are forming an alliance. South Korea’s Nexon (recently relocated to Japan) and China’s Perfect World are teaming up with a joint venture to manage and operate online games in Korea.
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GrapevineStar Media & Entertainment Alert – Growing China and India Media Markets
GrapevineStar, a leading source for media and entertainment intelligence announces and salutes AdAge Global and their most recent reports on the Media and Entertainment markets in China and India. .Ad Age Insights is offering two comprehensive new industry reports examining opportunities for media, marketers and agencies in China and India.
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GrapevineStar Social Media Alert – China’s Tencent launches English microblogging site
BEIJING: Chinese Internet giant Tencent has launched an English version of its Twitter-like microblogging service in a push to tap the overseas market, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The English version of Tencent Weibo is the first of its kind in China, Xinhua said, in a country where overseas social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook are blocked by a robust web censorship system.
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Trend Alert – Cities Hiring Digital Media & Entertainment Officers
Cities across the United States and in India, China, Brazil and others are raising the profile and importance of Media and Entertainment as well as the next generation digital technologies enabling media and entertainment. In the U.S. New York is leading the way. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Commissioner Katherine Oliver announced the hiring of Rachel Sterne as the City’s first Chief Digital Officer, a role established by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Commissioner Oliver with the goal of improving communication with residents and businesses by enhancing government transparency and working closely with digital media.
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Ten Trends Changing China Over the Next Ten Years
As we peer into the next decade, there is no doubt that China will play a large role on the world’s stage. What does that mean for ad agencies operating in China? Here are ten trends heading our way over the next ten years.
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Asian Games go Interactive – India Ready for China’ desire for Revenge
India gets an early chance to dent China’s massive reputation in Asian Games shooting when its two leading marksmen hit the ranges on Saturday.
Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and compatriot Gagan Narang will contest with Chinese rivals in what could be an intriguing tussle for gold in the men’s 10m Air Rifle on the first day of competition.
Bindra, 28, returns to the country where he clinched India’s first and only individual Olympic title in Beijing two years ago, sparking wild celebrations in his cricket-obsessed nation. -
GrapevineStar Trend Alert – Largest Ever Digital Research Project Reveals Major Changes in Online Behavior Around the World
GrapevineStar is honored to introduce to its readers, research done by its colleagues TNS and Kantar. The results of that excellent work is Digital Life, the largest ever global research project on people online activities and behaviors. “This is the most complete research project on global online behavior done todate and is a tremendous accomplishment” it is a must see for all marketing, media and entertainment professionals…says Jacob R Miles III, CEO GrapevineStar Media
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China’s Economy Grows: What Does It Mean for the Toy Industry?
As the average Chinese income increases yearly, the big question for us in the toy industry is: what does this mean for U.S. toy market?
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Trend Alert – India’s Africa Opportunity and Plans
Business model: “teaching how to fish” Unlike the state-centric Chinese model largely focused on resource extraction and necessary infrastructure, India’s economic presence in Africa is marked by the predominance of its private sector, including a significant number of small and medium enterprises.4 Beyond resources and infrastructure, India has carved out niches such as information and [...]
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Korean Intellectual Property Market is Growing
The Asian intellectual market is growing. China and Korea are placing considerable effort in building their home grown intellectual property industry. The global licensing industry is too big for these countries to ignore.
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GrapevineStar & Tyloon Welcomes MingYang to U.S.
MingYang launches US expansion with first office outside China James Quilter, Windpower Monthly, 25 May 2010, 10:04am CHINA: Turbine manufacturer MingYang Wind Power Group has announced plans to open an office in Dallas, Texas, as part of its international expansion plans. MingYang 1.5MW turbines MingYang is one of China’s largest turbine manufacturers with 2,000 employees [...]
