The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 31, 2005

NDTV to tie up with Malaysian broadcaster
THE Prannoy Roy promoted New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has decided to enter into an agreement with Astro Broadcast Corporation Ltd that proposes to establish a joint venture company to set up and broadcast 24-hour channels in South East Asia. ... More

Pantaloon plans beauty parlours
DIVERSIFYING its retailing initiatives , the Rs 650-crore Pantaloon Retail (India) is planning to start its own parlours at its Big Bazaar outlets. The company is targeting the middle class with its prices and offerings and its imminent foray ... More

RETAILING

Trent acquires 76% stake in Landmark for Rs 103.6 cr
TRENT Ltd, the retail venture of Tatas, today announced that it has acquired a 76 per cent "strategic interest" in the Chennai-based privately owned books and music retailer Landmark and its subsidiary firms, for a consideration of Rs 103.6 ... More

BRANDS

Karnataka to market organically grown items under `Jaivik'
THE Department of Horticulture in Karnataka, which has taken steps to popularise the concept of organic farming among farmers, is now making efforts to market organically grown items under a brand name. `Jaivik,' as the name suggests, is an ... More

PIRACY

Saregama setting up master server with 3 lakh songs
SAREGAMA India Ltd, the entertainment firm of the RPG Group, will be the first Indian company to set up a master server of three lakh songs, according to its Vice-Chairman, Mr Sanjiv Goenka. The company has already digitised 35 per cent of its ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Quality tea stirs industry revival
LED by high-quality teas, the tea industry that was besieged by un-remunerative prices for the past five years, is staging a comeback. "Quality teas have always have always been attracting buyer's attention and such teas are the first to ... More

Study calls for curbs on massive use of colours in food items
READY-to-eat foods in Hyderabad have become more colourful in recent years, thanks to the liberal use of a variety of food colours, most of them belonging to the permitted list. The highest concentrations of colours were found in sweetmeats at ... More

TRENDS

ESPN, Zee to share signals with DD for one-day internationals
EVEN before the Group of Ministers (GoM) takes a decision on the mandatory sharing of telecast rights for events of national importance, Prasar Bharati has entered into agreements with both ESPN-Star Sports and Zee Telefilms for one-day ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Idea launches `Music Masti'
KOCHI: Idea Cellular Ltd launched `Music Masti' on the Say Idea Voice portal here on Tuesday. This service, according to a release here, allows the customer to listen to and dedicate songs, and preview and download ringtones from ... More

Brand Quest

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