The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Discovery to step up India focus
"We have commissioned a few series on food and travel on Travel & Living channel," said Mr Rajiv Bakshi, Associate Director, Marketing and Communications, Discovery Networks India, at the sidelines of a launch of a show called Hell's Kitchen on . More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

The right attitude
The prospective opening up of the retail sector to Foreign Direct Investments is a Damocles sword that continues to hang over Indian industry though the Government has often allayed the fears repeatedly ... More

IPR

Trademark registration: Time for a wake-up call
Amul, Lehar, City are bone of contention in recent times More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

G.M. Pens signs on Sachin for endorsement
Sachin Tendulkar will be the brand ambassador for G.M. Pens International, marketers of Reynolds pens. Announcing the three-year contract with Sachin Tendulkar here on Monday, Mr K. Mohamed Meeran, Managing Director, G.M. Pens, said that the ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Koutons opens Hyderabad outlet
Koutons, a Delhi-based garment company with a network of 225 outlets, has entered South India by opening a franchisee here. In the next few weeks, the company would open outlets in Bangalore, Chennai, and other Southern ... More

RIL works out compensation package for its dealers
To cushion the impact of price hike on petrol More

MARKET SHARES

Legrand eyes wiring device segment
Bets big on booming market More

RETAILING

Malabar Gold to add 7 showrooms in South
Malabar Gold, a major jewellery chain in the country, is planning to open seven showrooms in the South during this year. Addressing presspersons here on Monday, Mr M.P. Ahammed, Chairman of the Malabar group of companies, said Malabar Gold has ... More

Fabmall focussing on NRI gifting biz
Tie-up with Indiaplaza seen opening up opportunites More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

DD launches SMS news service
Doordarshan has launched an SMS based news service that allows mobile phone users to receive the top four news headlines and cricket score updates on match days of matches telecast live on the channel. The service became available from April 5 ... More

SABMiller unveils new-look `Knock Out'
SABMiller India unveiled the new look of its beer brand - `Knock Out' - in Mangalore on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vinod Giri, Director, Marketing, SABMiller India, said that the new look `Knock Out' is being ... More

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