The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 02, 2006

ADVERTISING
Hard sell
PEDESTRIANS PASS BY a hoarding put up by a mobile phone company on the Kochi-Thrissur highway. The phenomenal growth in mobile subscriptions reported by operators is said to be exaggerated by about 10-15 per cent as the number of handsets sold ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS
ESPN extends Gavaskar's contract
ESPN STAR Sports has extended the contract with Sunil Gavaskar for another two years. In a statement, the channel said that Gavaskar would continue to provide commentary on live cricket matches. In addition, he would be making ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES
Crockery major La Opala plans facility in Uttaranchal
The Rs 35-cr plant to have 4,000-tonne capacity More

RETAILING
India's first `designer mall' to open in Ahmedabad
Gallops will have four anchor stores such as Lifestyle, Max, Globus and Foot Mart. In all, will offer close to 1,000 global and national brands. More

BRANDS
Disney to launch non-character fashion brand for kids
The Walt Disney Company (India) through `Disney', the kids and family entertainment brand, has announced a licensing agreement with Indus Clothing Ltd to launch `Disney Jeans' in India. Under the agreement, Indus Clothing will manufacture and ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES
New groundnut variety
Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, presented the groundnut variety ICGV 91114 developed by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to a group of farmers of ... More

Haier launches mobile phones
Options open on manufacturing unit More

Nike+iPod shoes to hit Indian markets soon
The much-awaited Nike+iPod shoe will hit retail shelves in the country at about the same time as its global launch — two months from now. Mr Sanjay Mehra, General Manager - South Asia, Nike Inc, told Business Line that the shoe ... More

HP unveils new notebook series
Hewlett-Packard unveiled on Wednesday its latest range of notebook computers with enhanced security features that include fingerprint readers, and also rolled out its new global marketing campaign in India.The new campaign runs ... More

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