The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 26, 2003

Star to synergise programmes on Channel [V], Radio City
CHANNEL [V] and Radio City may be two different entertainment platforms, but with music as the common thread, Star India has decided to synergise programming activities between its television music channel and its radio stations. Mr Sumantra ... More

Tata group rolls out joint telecom marketing services
THE recently created specialised sales and marketing wing of the Tata group's telecom service providers - Tata Telecom Enterprise Business Unit (TEBU) - on Friday announced the launch of its services across eight cities in the country. It ... More

RURAL MARKETING

HLL's `Shakti' to help partners in rural India
FMCG major Hindustan Lever plans to partner insurance companies to distribute their products in remote rural areas through its Project Shakti. The Project is a distribution model that HLL established in late 2000 to sell its products through ... More

ADVERTISING

Fountainhead bags Rs 40-cr new accounts
FOUNTAINHEAD Communications, the Chennai-based advertising agency, has signed new businesses worth Rs 40 crore in the past six months, according to a press release. These include three new confectionery brands from Nutrine, five liquor brands ... More

AAAI creative contestants to Cannes
THE Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) will send a team of three young creative persons to participate in the International Young Creatives Contest at the Cannes Advertising Festival this year. The team will represent India ... More

Ad Club of Madras elects new office-bearers

MARKET SHARES

ICICI Bank tops in retail finance
ICICI Bank on Friday said it has gained leadership in retail finance with a market share of 29 per cent. According to Mr K.V. Kamath, MD and CEO, ICICI Bank, the bank has achieved 34 per cent of the market share in auto loans with the nearest ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Customers ride Hero Honda: Study
HERO Honda's models lead in the high volume standard and executive motorcycle segments in NFO Automotive's inaugural 2003 India Motorcycle Total Customer Satisfaction study (TCS) released on Thursday. In the premium segment, owners are most ... More

BRANDS

Santro may hit N. American roads under Dodge label
HYUNDAI Motor India's best-selling small car, Santro, is likely to be exported under the Dodge label to North America. Dodge is a brand owned by DaimlerChrysler, which has a 10 per cent stake in Hyundai Motor India's parent, Hyundai Motor ... More

Tea Board to register logos in UAE
THE Indian Tea Board has identified Saudi Arabia, Syria and the UAE as three key markets in the West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region to register its logos and carry out major promotional campaigns in 2003, even as Indian tea exports to the ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Music Broadcast, Star launch Radiocity 91 FM
Mr Ashok Khinvasara, Director, Music Broadcast Pvt. Ltd, with Mr John N. Catlett, CEO, Radio Division, Star India Pvt Ltd, at the launch of Radio City 91 FM in the Capital on Friday. ... More

TVS Motor to set up three-wheeler unit
TVS Motor Company is contemplating setting up a motorbike manufacturing facility in South-East Asia. Plans in this regard, including the country where the proposed plant will be located, were being firmed up. Besides, the company has decided to ... More