The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, June 25, 2005

BSNL hopes to mop up Rs 500 cr through value-added services — Ties up with Mauj for movie-based mobile gaming
WITH revenues from voice calls dipping, cellular operators are heavily banking on value-added services such as games, ring tones and data downloads to keep their cash registers ringing. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Friday said that ... More

TV news channels battle to get hotter — Distribution key to growth of channels
SOME time ago, In-Time, the news division of Incablenet, went off air. Officials at the cable television company said the decision to close down the news division was primarily because of the financial unviability of such an operation. In-Time ... More

ADVERTISING

`Ideas' to be core of Everest staff rejig
AFTER unveiling its new corporate and brand philosophy recently, Everest Brand Solutions has projected its growth rate at 50 per cent this year. With a new hierarchy that involves three layers, the second agency of Rediffusion DY&R is in the .. More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Free mobile with Kinetic scooter
NEW DELHI: Buyers of Kinetic scooters will receive a Tata Indicom mobile with post-paid connection, alongside other benefits. Two-wheeler manufacturer Kinetic Motor Company has entered into a strategic alliance with Tata Indicom. "This ... More

RETAILING

LG Electronics unit plans Cyber Shoppes
AS part of its focused foray into the retail segment, the IT products division of LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd (LGEIL), on Friday, unveiled plans to set up 100 `Cyber Shoppes' across the country in the current calendar year. Addressing a news ... More

Skechers in Chennai
CHENNAI: Skechers, a leading footwear brand from the US, is now in Chennai. Skechers range is available at Footloose, a 1,600 sq ft showroom, which also sells a range of sports accessories and fashion eyewear of leading international ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Bangalore, Chennai `least expensive' cities
FOR the residents of Bangalore and Chennai it's perhaps time to uncork the champagne, for the two cities have been rated among the least expensive to live in by a worldwide survey carried out by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. The survey, ... More

BRANDS

Satyam brand is worth over $1 b
EVEN as Satyam Computer Services Ltd is set to hit the $1-billion mark in revenues later this fiscal, its brand value has already breached the $1-billion mark. According to the company's latest annual statement, its brand value was computed at ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Cosmetics may come under new labelling norms
AFTER the controversy surrounding the Johnson & Johnson baby oil, the Government is likely to make it mandatory for manufacturers of cosmetics such as lipsticks, soaps, fairness creams, beauty oils and shaving products to adhere to new labelling More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Programme on animal survival instincts
CRIS Cruz, a professional diver, was in a boat off the east coast of Thailand when the tsunami struck. As the sea become more and more rough, Cruz noticed a school of dolphins jumping in front of the boat, and realised that he would have to ... More

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