The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Hanil Era Textiles forays into home furnishing
HANIL Era Textiles has entered the home furnishing segment. It has partially commenced fabric production at its new weaving capacity with the installation of 36 looms. The partial commencement is part of the planned capacity of 108 looms. The ... More

UTV Toonz signs $10 m deal with BKN New Media
UTV Toonz, the animation division of UTV Software Communications Ltd, has entered into yet another animation deal of $10 million with BKN New Media Inc, based in New York. With this deal, International Toon House BKN has outsourced animation ... More

ADVERTISING

G3 to open office in Mumbai soon
THE Grey Global Group is upbeat about the performance of its second creative agency G3, which was launched last year. Mr Nirvik Singh, President (South East Asia), Grey Global Group, told Business Line that the agency had received ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

P&G's Pantene to include coconut oil
LAUNCHING an India-specific initiative, P&G India has decided to include the `Goodness of Coconut Oil' in its Pantene range. The new hair care range of Pantene comprising four variants will now be re-launched with coconut oil and has been ... More

RETAILING

Piramyd Retail files red herring with SEBI
PIRAMYD Retail filed its draft red herring prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Board of India to enter the capital market with a public issue of 90 lakh equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash through the 100 per cent book building process. ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

AC Nielsen switches to hand-held terminals for data collection
AC NIELSEN India has pumped in Rs 10 crore to introduce hand-held terminals for data collection across the country. It is supposed to be equipped with proprietary software applications designed to capture retail sales data, and reportedly makes ... More

BRANDS

Oswal group plans to bring in more global brands
THE Rs 250-crore Oswal Group is planning to bring in international fashion wear brands such as Zara and River Allen into the country and creating independent stores for them. Mr Adish Oswal, Managing Director, Amram Trading Pvt Ltd, an Oswal ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Sri Adhikari Brothers' news channel to go live in early Oct
JANMAT, the 24-hour current affairs channel, promoted by the Adhikari brothers of Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network, is slated to go on air in early October. The channel will be largely interactive with 70 per cent of prime time shows ... More

Fujifilm launches camera for Rs 395
AS part of it's new marketing strategy, Fujifilm has just launched an entry-level camera, the Crystal 12, priced at Rs 395. The idea is to make cameras affordable to the masses, and consequently improve sales of Fujifilm's film roll ... More

Hutch unveils new services for Karnataka
SUBSCRIBERS of Hutch mobile phones service can now decide the rate plan of their choice based on a self-analysis of the intensity of usage, thanks to a new service launched by the service provider in Karnataka. `My Hutch' is a Web self-service ... More