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Funskool (India) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Japan's Tomy Toys to sell the latter's range of toys meant for infants and pre-school children. The toys would initially be imported, and later manufactured here. The license agreement is for an initial period of two years.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:18 AM

Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt Ltd, manufacturer and marketer of confectionery, plans to invest Rs 30 crore in expanding its manufacturing units near Gurgaon and Chennai. The company plans to spend about Rs 2 crore on advertising during the next two to three months.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:17 AM

In a new twist to the pesticides-in-cola saga, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday alleged that the government is under pressure from soft drink companies to delay implementation of standards for soft drinks.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:16 AM

What does a cellular service company wanting to sell more cell services sans celebrities do? It chooses a whole lot of Japanese cellulite — all of 300 kgs residing in two Sumo wrestlers. The result has been a sell-out and now the hefty Sumo’s are joining in the celebrations.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:15 AM

GlaxoSmithKline Plc is likely to raise stake in its Indian arm to 51 per cent through a buyback plan. At present, the Indian arm, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GCHL), is an associate company of the global pharma and health care drink major.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:14 AM

Kids are no more at the receiving end only when it comes to gifts. Now, even the young ones can have a lot to gift their parents. Hungama TV has launched ‘Kids Ka Kamaal’ contest. Starting from December 10, the Kamaal Kids can fetch gifts like a flat, a family car, a diamond set for their parents or even take their family on a foreign vacation.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:13 AM

In a set of recommendations submitted to the Government on Thursday, relating to the licensing of community radio stations, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has favoured commercial advertising and news on community radio. Trai has however disfavoured government funding of the community radio.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:12 AM

Junior Jagran, Dainik Jagran’s bi-lingual (Hindi and English), all coloured, fortnightly tabloid will cater to the taste of youngsters in the age group of 13-19 years. The inaugural issue will hit the stands from today and Noida will be the first city to launch Junior Jagran.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:11 AM

The Grey Worldwide, Bangalore juggernaut seems relentless. With an impressive success at the New York Festival that saw the agency win a finalist nomination, a silver at the Abby’s in the category, Brand India, an impressive eight-award haul at The Spark, Chennai, and a six-award bang at the Big Bang, Grey, Bangalore is on a roll.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:09 AM

Gone are the days of horror shows. Sony and Zee are now tagging the new series in this genre as supernatural thrillers. Though ‘Aahat 2’ on Sony faced a drop in ratings in the second week, its near-contemporary ‘Rooh’ on Zee TV shows an up-trend. exchange4media catches up with the two programming chiefs to comment on the new properties.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:08 AM

Zoom is off the go-line though the numbers so far have been fluctuating for the channel. Where on one end, the initial weeks see the channel picking up, the later weeks experience a dip, which looks up again in week 48. Media experts, so far, are content with the numbers, even as they do point factors where the channel needs to look into.

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:07 AM

ESPN and Star Sports have taken themselves off the Hathway network reportedly for non-payment of monthly subscription fees. Hathway has hotly denied the charge. While the spat continues, will fans miss the lifetime opportunity of seeing Tendulkar equal Gavaskar’s record of 34 Test tons?

exchange4media Staff Dec 10, 2004 8:06 AM