The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 31, 2006

STRATEGY
Crest Animation in pact with Marathon
French production house Marathon is a major player in the field of drama and documentaries besides animation. More

BBC World to go pay from June 15
BBC World is to become an encrypted and pay channel from 15 June this year for viewers in South Asia including India. In a statement the channel has said that Integrated Receiver Decoders (IRDs) will be made available to key Multi System ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Tata Coffee to tie up with Beeyu Overseas
To sell instant coffee in global market More

RETAILING
Restaurant chain TGI Friday's plans expansion
Restaurant chain TGI Friday's has picked up a 25.1 per cent stake in its Indian master franchisee firm, Bistro Hospitality (P) Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. TGI Friday's, which is owned by a subsidiary of Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, has ... More

US retail chain Steve & Barry's in revamp mode
America's fastest growing retail chain Steve & Barry's University Sportswear is on a revamp mode. "It would soon turn out to be a `complete' departmental store," Mr Avirat Sonpal, Managing Director, 4004 Incorporated (a subsidiary and strategic . More

BRANDS
Shoppers' Stop plans to bring in more international brands
Plans afoot to bring stand-alone stores into large format ones More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Corporation Bank launches new product
Corporation Bank intends making its inter bank funds transfer arrangements international. Speaking to reporters at the launch of the bank's inter bank funds transfer product branded as "CorpBullet", the Corporation Bank Chairman and Managing ... More

Samsung hopes to sell 1 lakh LCD sets this year
Samsung India has launched its advanced `Bordeaux' series of LCD panels in the domestic market. The range is available in 26-, 32- and 40-inch screen sizes. At a press conference, Mr R. Zutshi, Deputy Managing Director, Samsung India, said, ... More

Datawind unveils `PocketSurfer'
Datawind Corporation, a Canada-based provider of wireless Web access products and services, today launched `PocketSurfer' a wireless Web access device in India. The device allows users to download Web pages in 7-9 seconds, is ... More

MARS launches Doxofylline
MARS Therapeutics & Chemicals Ltd has announced the launch of its first European research molecule — Doxofylline— useful in the treatment of asthma and respiratory problems in India. Doxofylline, a new generation ... More

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