The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 14, 2006

Yahoo! sharpens focus on India
LOCALISATION is going to be the mantra for Yahoo! India this year. The Web site, according to Mr Neville Taraporewalla, Director and Country General Manager, would introduce a lot of local content in the sphere of online entertainment and its ... More

Animal Planet plans specific time bands for appointment viewing
AFTER the flagship Discovery Channel, the focus is now on Animal Planet. In order to encourage appointment viewing, specific time bands for certain type of programmes have been created. Starting from the first quarter of this year, Animal ... More

Northern towns may add Rs 84 cr to Govt's FM radio revenues
The Government is likely to garner about Rs 84 crore for allowing private FM radio channels to commence operations in the smaller towns of the northern region as one-time entry fee (OTEF). About 76 frequencies in 21 centres in States such as ... More

ADVERTISING

Ad in tax fine-print
Mohan R. Lavi on the service tax changes that the advertising industry merits More

O&M launches service agency Meridian
OGILVY & Mather has launched Meridian, a full service agency of the WPP Group, which would be headquartered in Bangalore. Meridian, according to a release, will service clients outside Bangalore. The agency plans to expand to other cities in ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Fortune Safari contest
HYDERABAD: A resident of Hyderabad, Dr J. Subbanna has won Indian's Fortune Safari mega prize at the Indian Airlines, IA Fortune-Safari contest for passengers flying Indian from October-December 2005. He took away the Tata Safari ... More

CHANNELS AND FRANCHISES

Tata Motors, Fiat in joint drive — Marketing tie-up is first step towards deeper relationship
"This is not a joint venture, but this is the start of a relationship which could go beyond even a joint venture," Mr Ratan Tata said. More

RETAILING

Triveni Engg, SBI tie up to provide credit to farmers
TRIVENI Engineering has entered into an agreement with SBI for providing banking facilities to farmers. At its retail outlets, called Triveni Khushali Bazaar (TKB), the company sells agricultural implements, diesel, fertilisers, and consumer ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Fiat unveils Grande Punto, concept car Alfa Romeo
FIAT unveiled the Grande Punto and the Alfa Romeo 8c Competizione at the Auto Expo on the same platform where Tata Motors' new cars were showcased. The Grande Punto launched in September 2005 worldwide, was a success in the European markets ... More

Blue Dart launches SMS-based tracking
BLUE Dart, the integrated air, express, courier and logistics company, has launched an upgraded version of Mobile Dart, an SMS-based service that enables customers to track their shipments through text messages sent from anywhere in the country. ... More

Brand Quest

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