The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, August 06, 2005

Nimbus Sport bags 3-yr rights to Afro-Asia cricket cup
NIMBUS Sport and the Asian Cricket Council have entered into a three-year commercial agreement whereby rights to the Afro-Asia Cup cricket tournaments of 2005, 2006 & 2007 have been assigned to Nimbus Sport. Nimbus shall also be the host ... More

STRATEGY

Crest inching into big-ticket animation
CREST Animation Studios Ltd is inching into the big-ticket animation space and believes that its DVD feature project, Arthur's Missing Pal, would provide it with the expertise and skill to take on such assignments. In the case of ... More

Exide shifts focus to replacement market
EXIDE Industries has decided to reduce its exposure in the automobile original equipment (OE) segment and focus on the high-margin replacement market. Exide controls close to 90 per cent of the domestic automobile OE market. In terms of sales ... More

Novar India to promote home security systems
NOVAR India plans to promote its fledgling business of home security systems through a multi-pronged approach, driven by direct marketing and supported by non-traditional channels. The company, known for its wiring devices and other electrical ... More

ADVERTISING

CNN plans marketing campaign in India
NEWS network CNN has announced the launch of a marketing campaign in India, as part of global celebrations to mark the network's 25th anniversary. The campaign will focus on the `impact and influence of CNN on the world, and world events,' and ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Jet extends `check fares' scheme to entire network
JET Airways on Friday announced the extension of prevailing instant purchase `check fare' scheme that offers tickets at reduced rates to passengers on a first-come-first served basis. The new scheme that starts from Saturday (August 6) will cover ... More

Bangle mela
VAIBHAV Empire Pvt Ltd, a private jeweller here, launched a campaign - bangle mela - here on Friday to boost its sales during the month of Sravana. Mr R. Appa Rao, Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, inaugurated the campaign. On the ... More

PIRACY

MS busy with Windows upgrade, battle on piracy
Microsoft has always been careful about coming down too heavily on pirates, because it is aware that aggression may drive the market to Linux. And yet, it cannot ignore piracy altogether because it hurts financially. More

OUTLOOK

Samsung targets 45 pc growth in Kerala this year
SAMSUNG India Electronics Ltd aims to achieve a 45 per cent growth in the State this year with a targeted sales turnover of Rs 175 crore. Of this, Rs 85 crore will be mopped up during the three-month Onam festival period, Mr R. Zutshi, Deputy ... More

TRENDS

No `Swift' delivery
IS the Suzuki Swift's excessive popularity hurting the sales of the car? That sounds like a oxymoron, but the open letter published in a few of the country's leading dailies from Mr Jagdish Khattar, Managing Director of Maruti Udyog, seemed to ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

UTI Bank, Visa launch mobile recharge facility
MUMBAI: UTI Bank, along with Visa International, has launched a mobile recharge service by which all pre-paid mobile customers, who have a Visa card can recharge and top-up their talk-time at any of the Bank's ATMs and on Web site. ... More

Brand Quest

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