The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 03, 2003

Sabena maker plans foray into detergents
ECOF Industries Pvt Ltd, maker of Sabena, a household name in the South for its dish scouring powder, plans to enter the laundry detergents market with the launch of a premium detergent bar before Diwali. By mid-2004, Ecof also plans to enter the ... More

Mobile Mantra has SMS tool for schools
The Mobile Mantra application is also capable of fetching vital information from school through a simple SMS. More

Samsung launches Target Yo! to attract youth segment
"Almost all brands today have an offering in the mini Hi-Fi /Hi-Fi with MP3 segment," says Mr Prashant Kolleri, Research Manager, NFO MBL India. More

Shaw Wallace likely to double capacity at Pampasar distillery
THE drinks major, Shaw Wallace & Co Ltd (SWC), may go in for doubling of capacity at Pampasar distillery in Karnataka. The spirits marketer has also forged a new contract bottling arrangement for the Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) business in ... More

Walt Disney plans local sales office in India
WALT Disney Television International (Asia Pacific) has announced in a press release its commitment to expand its TV distribution in India spanning Disney branded and non-branded programming across all TV delivery platforms and plans to open a ... More

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LINOpinion affiliated to Golin Harris
INTERNATIONAL networks moving into India are here to set standards for the nascent PR industry. The latest entrant is the IPG group company - Golin Harris, which has appointed LINOpinion as an affiliate to make an entry into the Indian ... More

Mindshare to do media buying for Reid & Taylor
REID & Taylor has announced the appointment of Mindshare India as its Agency of Record (AOR) for its media buying activities. According to a news release, the Reid & Taylor account is worth over Rs 25 crore for year across multi-media platforms. ... More

No ad exodus from pay channels for now
MEDIA planners and advertising industry professionals have said pay channels are unlikely to face an exodus of advertisers, though some may be forced to provide discounts for advertisement slots, with the introduction of the Conditional Access ... More

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AP Govt urged to ask cola majors to quit
THE Medically Aware and Responsible Citizens of Hyderabad (MARCH) on Tuesday demanded the Government to ask Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to close shop and leave the country. "The policies of the Government must be directed towards safeguarding the ... More

Kerala HC notice to CSE, Pepsico

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

`Unitised with profits' policy from SBI Life
SBI Life Insurance Company proposes to launch a `unitised with profits' policy soon, the company's Managing Director, Mr R. Krishnamurthy, told Business Line. He said that the market was witnessing a preference for unit-linked products. ... More

Ambassador Grand as `a niche product'
HINDUSTAN Motors has launched the Ambassador Grand, a variant of the Ambassador, with additional features such as power steering, power brakes and remote shift gear. The diesel version (1.8-litre) costs Rs 4.40 lakh, ex-showroom, Chennai and the ... More

Dr. Batra's launches hair-care products
DR. Batra's Positive Health Products has launched a range of shampoos - for normal hair and an anti-dandruff variant - and conditioner. The company, part of the Dr. Batra's Group, also has a homeopathic clinic. The shampoos and ... More

Sahara Manoranjan TV to launch new weekly serial
SAHARA Manoranjan, a free-to-air Hindi general entertainment channel, is launching a new weekly woman-oriented serial — Mukkammal. Mukkammal features actress Deepti Naval in the lead. The cast with Lalit Parimo, Anup Soni, ... More

Pavizaham rice re-launched

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