The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 21, 2005

BSNL offers free broadband to landline users in AP
AP Telecom (BSNL) has come up with a free two-month Data One Broadband connection for all its BSNL landline subscribers with Internet dial-up connections. After using the free connection for two months, the customers can opt for extension of ... More

Discovery Travel tempts with new themes, times
AFTER one year of launch, television channel Discovery Travel & Living is making some strategic changes to gain more mindspace among viewers. Mr Aditya Tripathi, Vice-President (Lifestyle), Discovery Networks India, told Business Line ... More

Olympus sets up liaison office
MUMBAI: Olympus Imaging Corporation has set up a liaison office in Mumbai. With intentions of giving marketing support and after sales services to its existing distributors, the leading camera manufacturer intends scaling up its operations ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

GroupM executive bags 'Best media planner/buyer in Asia' award
MR Prasanth Kumar, Investments Director, GroupM, Bangalore, has bagged the "Best Media Planner/Buyer in Asia" award, given by Media Magazine, Hong Kong, at a ceremony held in Hong Kong on December 14. Among the various categories at ... More

IPR

BCCI plans to retain all rights to content
JUST before floating tenders for acquisition of telecast rights, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today said that it will retain the intellectual property rights (IPR) to all the content produced or sourced by it. After a ... More

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Tata Car multiplex in Kochi
KOCHI: Koyenco Autos, dealers of Tata Cars in the State, had opened Tata Car multiplex in Kochi recently. With the opening of its new Kochi showroom, Koyenco has brought sales, service and spare parts division under one roof. Thisis ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Kingfisher Airlines extends special fares for Govt staff
KINGFISHER Airlines has announced special fares for all personnel serving in the Indian Armed Forces, the Union Government, State governments, and employees of all public sector units in the country. The immediate families of these personnel ... More

RETAILING

Indian Oil to focus on retail consolidation
More value-added services such as installation of electronic dispensers, quality improvement and dispensing branded fueling on the cards. More

Archies to launch new retail chain
NEW DELHI: Greetings and gift products company Archies Ltd today said it would launch a new chain of retail stores, Stupid Cupid, for fashion accessories and premium gifts. The new retail chain will provide another choice to its ... More

MARKETING RESEARCH

Wagon R, Alto `APEAL' the most
NEW-vehicle buyers' delight with their vehicles continued to improve for the seventh consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2005 India Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM, released on Tuesday. In ... More

PEOPLE

New head of distribution at BBC
NEW DELHI: BBC World has promoted Mr Amit Upadhyay as Head of Distribution and Business Development for the South Asian region. Based in Mumbai, Mr Upadhyay will be responsible for maximising and building on BBC World's current ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Pfizer launches Viagra in India — 50 mg tablet priced at Rs 463
IT was just an idea in 1989 when Pfizer's Dr Peter Ellis, joint patent holder on Viagra, thought that sildenafil citrate could be effective in treating erectile dysfunction (ED). That the drug would go on to capture popular mind-space, with ... More

Globe7 soft phone tool
GLOBE7 Inc, a New-Jersey-based technology company, and part of Northgate Technologies Ltd, has announced it has released its Beta-Edition 3.0 of the Globe7 Soft Phone system, a free downloadable software. A phone number would be assigned to the ... More

Spice phones make southern debut with Chennai launch
SPICE Ltd, a group company of M Corp Global, a $250-million transnational group, will look to redefine value at the entry-level segment with its new line of cellular phones, according to Mr Kunal Ahooja, CEO of Spice Ltd. The four models being ... More