The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Fuji not to renew ties with Ash
THOSE who are shot the most love to be shot in Fuji Films" - No longer will Aishwarya Rai be mouthing this line for Fuji Films. Jindal Photo Films ltd., the sole distributors for the Fuji brand of photographic products, has decided not to ... More

Bajaj-Kawasaki team plans joint marketing venture
BAJAJ Auto Ltd (BAL) and its technology partner Kawasaki Heavy Industries are considering the possibility of setting up a joint marketing company in India. "We are looking at setting up a joint marketing company with a small equity base may be ... More

Fiat to launch new variants on 178 platform
Sachin Tendulkar and Michael Schumacher are expected to be featured in the new advertising campaigns for the launch of petrol version of Palio. More

Early bird catches the worm
Representatives of Touchtel, a division of Bharti Telenet Ltd, approaching early morning joggers and walkers on the Elliots Beach in Chennai, to promote Zipnet DSL.

COURTS/LEGAL ISSUES

Karishma gets HC nod for telecast
A DIVISION Bench of Calcutta High Court comprising Mr Justice Ajoy Nath Roy and Mr Justice J Banerjee today allowed Sahara Media Entertainment Ltd (Sahara) to telecast the teleserial "Karishma , A miracle of destiny". The court dismissed the ... More

ADVERTISING

PR firms find political arena a fertile ground
A BITTER spat between the Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, and Prakash Singh Badal, - who has criticised the Chief Minister's anti-corruption drive, - is being handled by public relations firms, with media updates and image ... More

O&M, Ambience to handle new draws for Playwin
HAVING bagged the licences for Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh lottery, Playwin Infravest has decided not to add more ad agencies to handle its new businesses. The lottery company has decided to divide its games based on weekly and daily draws ... More

RETAILING

Pizza wafting to tiny towns
PIZZA chains are consolidating their position in the major metros and are also entering small town India in a big way. Mr Pankaj Batra, Director - Marketing, Indian Subcontinent, Pizza Hut, said that "having reached the milestone of 50 ... More

BRANDS

Bisleri to test global waters — Ties up with French company
THE Bisleri brand owned by Mr Ramesh Chauhan is now joining the bandwagon of select Indian products that are attempting to make it big on the global map. For, even as it continues to battle stiff competition from the multinational duo of ... More

PEOPLE

Naqvi quits Indus League; to continue on the board
MR Fazle Naqvi, one among the founders of Indus League Clothing, has quit the executive post of marketing director in the company. Mr Naqvi is moving abroad for a career outside the apparel industry. However, Mr Naqvi, who was one among the ... More

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