The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Marantz looks to tap high-end home entertainment market
MARANTZ, which launched its premium audio-video products in India just over three months ago, is focussed on brand building and expanding its network, so that it is ready to tap a market that, it expects, will boom in the coming years. "We are ... More

ADVERTISING

Top advertisers hike adspends in 2004
FAST Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) major Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) may have slashed prices of its various brands last calendar year but its advertising budget was not snipped. The company retained its numero uno position among the top ... More

O&M Worldwide to use India as `studio for world'
THE worldwide network of advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) will look to its Indian outfit to outsource studio and production work and not so much creative work. Terming studio and production work as a huge business, Ms Shelly Lazarus, More

SSC&B Lintas bags MTNL account
SSC&B Lintas, the mid-size creative agency of Lintas India group, has gained entry into the advertising panel of of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL). This marks the agency's entry into the telecom sector. According to industry sources, ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Kebab festival in Coimbatore
THE Residency, Coimbatore, is hosting a kebab festival from February 10 to 20 at its Afghan Grill poolside restaurant. The Kebab Festival offers an extended a la carte menu along with the regular dinner menu at the restaurant. Twenty ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Haier enters mobile market; targets 60 pc growth
CHINA'S largest appliances maker, Haier, on Tuesday announced its foray into the fast growing Indian mobile handset market with the launch of its seven GSM mobile sets here. "With the launch of our seven mobile sets comprising entry-level as ... More

Dalmia Consumer Care to expand product portfolio
DALMIA Consumer Care (DCC), the Sanjay Dalmia group company launched in 2003, is on an expansion mode. Started with an aim to develop products that can serve as alternatives to tobacco and tobacco products, DCC launched the Vardan beedi ... More

Consultative panel hails Prasar Bharati DTH scheme
THE launch of the direct-to-home service by Prasar Bharati received kudos from the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Information and Broadcasting and Culture. Cutting across party lines, the members lauded the Prasar Bharati DTH scheme ... More

Walt Disney launches Tamil pay channel for kids
WALT Disney Television International - India (WDTVI-I) formally launched Toon Disney, its 24-hour Tamil pay channel for kids, today. Star One distributes Toon Disney. Mr Rajat Jain, Managing Director, WDTVI-I, said that the company sees ... More