The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 20, 2005

ESPN-Star Sports eyes Rs 100-cr revenues through Dish TV tie-up
ESPN STAR Sports is hoping to garner over Rs 100 crore after it renewed its contract with ASC Enterprises Ltd for distribution of its channels on its direct-to-home (DTH) platform, Dish TV, for the next two years. In a statement, Mr Sricharan ... More

Taj Business Hotels repositions coffee shops
THE Taj Business Hotels is repositioning its coffee shops, starting with The Verandah at the Taj Connemara, as part of a renovation programme. The new concept includes introduction of a contemporary mix of cuisines - at The Verandah it would ... More

PROMOTIONS & OFFERS

Air Sahara wins cricket team sponsorship — To shell out Rs 313.80 cr for 4-year period
THE Indian cricket squad will now wear the logo of Air Sahara on its shirt after the company emerged as the highest bidder for team sponsorship, coughing up Rs 313.80 crore for a four-year period. From just Rs 78.10 crore that the Sahara Group ... More

RETAILING

People Interactive hopeful of Rs 100-cr growth by next year
PEOPLE Interactive, which owns Web sites such as Shaadi.com, Mauj and Fropper, is expecting a Rs 100 crore growth by next year through its brick and mortar matrimonial bureaus, Shaadi Point. Mr Anupam Mittal, Managing Director and Chairman, ... More

98.4 degrees targets 300 outlets
PHARMA retail store 98.4 degrees is set to expand. The company, which has 11 outlets under its fold, is targeting 300 outlets in five years. "We are hoping to expand our presence to 300 stores by 2011. At present, we are also dealing with ... More

BRANDS

Jewellery co Carbon plans foray into women's accessories
BRANDED jewellery company, Carbon Accessories Ltd is planning to expand its offerings to include other fashion accessories for women. According to Mr Mahesh S. Rao, its Managing Director, Carbon may initially experiment with bags and other ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

New variant of Bajaj Discover
TWO-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj introduced a new variant of the Discover on Monday, adding another bike to its portfolio of motorcycles such as CT100, Pulsar DTS-i, Avenger DTS-i and Discover DTS-i.The new Discover has been completely developed ... More

TVS Motor launches 150 cc `Apache' — Targets sales of 25,000 units a month
TVS Motor Co today launched Apache, a 150 cc motorcycle, which in the words of its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Venu Srinivasan, is "the spirit of the youth and the new spirit of TVS." Priced at Rs 52,490 ex-showroom Chennai, the company ... More