The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 21, 2005

Competition may trigger price war in DTH market
IT will finally boil down to who offers the best deal at the cheapest rate. The war for subscribers is set to begin in the next one year, with at least four operators — Essel Group's Dish TV, Prasar Bharati's DD Direct, Tatas-Star Group's ... More

Baskin Robbins eyes 30 pc growth to cross Rs 25-cr mark
BASKIN Robbins is eyeing 30 per cent growth this year to cross the Rs 25-crore sales mark in India. The company, which has been present in India for more than a decade, is still fighting the popular consumer perception that it is expensive ... More

IPR

South Indian music body seeks copyright society status
THE South India Music Companies Association (SIMCA) has made a pitch for recognition as a copyright society for Southern music labels, alleging in a letter to the Registrar of Copyrights that the sole collecting society for sound recordings, ... More

ADVERTISING

Dentsu expects to grow at 50 pc
DENTSU India is expecting to grow at 50 per cent to record billings of Rs 300 crore this year. For a well-balanced portfolio of clients in the country, the two-year-old agency hopes to get clients in severalcategories instead of focusing its ... More

MARKET SHARES

AC brand Daikin eyes Rs 500-cr turnover
DAIKIN Airconditioning India Pvt Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Daikin Industries Ltd, plans to increase its market share, especially in the southern region. Mr Toshiki Hayashi, Managing Director, Daikin Airconditioning India Pvt Ltd, ... More

BRANDS

Godrej withdraws soap brand Nimin
GODREJ Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) has decided to withdraw its latest soap brand, Nimin, from the market. The FMCG major had launched Nimin on the germicide platform last year, pitting itself against HLL's Lifebuoy. Pegged on a par with ... More

`Old Monk dips for 3rd successive year'
THE rum brand Old Monk continued its sales slide for the third successive year, according to Impact International, the New York-based digest of the drinks industry. The brand, which is owned by Mohan Meakins Ltd and enjoys almost a cult ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

NDTV to beam news channel 24x7 across Canada
NEW Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has acquired licence from the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) for the launch of its English news channel NDTV 24x7 across Canada. The channel will be launched through ATN, a publicly listed ... More

Herbal products launched
KOCHI: The Mumbai Prakruti Bio Farms has introduced its six premium herbal products in the Kerala market. It includes aloe vera health drink, safed mulsi tablets, anti-diabetic capsules, immunity booster capsules etc. To ... More

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