The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 30, 2003

ETC Networks upbeat on event programming
ETC Networks Ltd is looking at event programming as an attractive formula to keep viewer interest going for both its channels — ETC Music and ETC Punjabi. The entertainment company which reported a net profit of Rs 14.13 crore for the ... More

UB plans Singapore hub for ASEAN foray
THE UB Spirits Division comprising McDowell and Co and Herbertsons, will look at making Singapore a manufacturing hub for trading in the South-East Asian markets, specifically in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) ... More

Non-film music players eye FM radio for growth
The small yet niche segment, which according to an estimate accounts for about 10 per cent of the total music cassette/CD sales, sees private radio as an affordable and effective marketing medium. More

Timex to increase assembling for foreign markets
TIMEX Watches Ltd is planning to increase exports of its watches from India to its subsidiaries worldwide. Though not mentioning how many units Timex is planning to assemble for external markets, Mr Frank Sherer, Chairman of Timex Watches Ltd, ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Big, bold ideas from Euro RSCG
THE jury is still out on Mandira Bedi's role in the ICC World Cup telecasts, but the high ratings for Extraaa Innings confirmed to Euro RSCG that its strategy of creative business ideas works. These are described as `big, bold' ideas ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

RPG launches analogue set-top boxes
WITH a view to preparing for the conditional access system (CAS) regime, multi-system operator RPG Netcom Ltd has launched an analogue set-top box whose head-end encryption equipment is imported from Dalvi Technology Ltd of the UK. Unveiling ... More

Can't kick it, try this alternative...
"TO cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I have done it a thousand times" — this famous quip from Mark Twain epitomises the familiar comeback trail of a tobacco-user trying to kick the habit. And it is ... More

Brand Quest

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