The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 11, 2006

STD calls for Re 1 from March 1
IT is the death of distance as far as telecom is concerned. The One India tariff plan, which will enable you to make STD calls for Re 1 a minute anywhere across the country, is finally here and will become operational from March 1. Local calls ... More

HFCL arm, Star India tie up for cable broadcast services
CONNECT Broadband Services Ltd (CBSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HFCL Infotel Ltd (HITL), has announced a strategic tie-up with Star India Pvt Ltd (SIPL) to carry content over CBSL's network in Chandigarh and Punjab. "The partnership would ... More

GBN to pick up stake in Channel 7
GLOBAL Broadcast News Ltd (GBN), a TV18 Group company and owner of CNN-IBN, will make a strategic investment in the Jagran Group promoted Channel 7, a 24-hour Hindi language general news channel. After the investment is completed, GBN and ... More

White Stripes Entertainment forays into film making
The film would categorise under the small budget movies as per the Bollywood finance scales and is funded in house. More

RADIO/TV

Worldspace's sports channel
BANGALORE: Alongwith music, it will be fully play time on WorldSpace.The company launched its all-sports satellite radio channel on February 6. WorldSpace said in a release it has teamed with global content providers, including BBC ... More

ADVERTISING

Sania in Sprite ad
MUMBAI: Tennis player Sania Mirza is to feature in a new Sprite advertisement, Coca-Cola India said. The commercial is being launched on Saturday across television channels. The ad campaign has been supported by an integrated marketing ... More

RETAILING

Pantaloon ties up to launch Miss India range of apparel
The company is also planning to kick off a print and outdoor campaign to promote the range. More

ONLINE MARKETING

Pune jeweller offers e-shopping facility
"The jewellery would be hand-delivered if in Pune or couriered to any place in India or abroad." More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Sanofi-Aventis recalls 30 batches of anticoagulant drug
SANOFI-AVENTIS has voluntarily recalled 30 batches of anticoagulant enoxaparin, sold under the brandnames Lovenox and Clexane, to markets in Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. India is also in the loop, with the local affiliate having ... More

BIS plans to recognise 35 hallmarking centres
Selected entrepreneurs will be given a one-time financial incentive of 15 per cent of the cost of the machinery. More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

New Kingston memory cards
BANGALORE: Memory card maker Kingston Technology Company Inc has announced the availability of microSD, miniSD and MMCmobile cards. Anticipating the need for greater storage capabilities as new multifunction phones emerge, the company ... More

Acer unveils Aspire E500 series
BANGALORE: Acer's announced the launch of its Aspire E500 series desktop, with Intel P4 processor and an ATI chipset. Priced at Rs 46,999, the Aspire E500 has a Dual input TV Tuner card with IR Remote and IR Receiver for "All-In-One ... More

Brand Quest

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