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TIL Launches Mobile Application; App To Work Independently Of 58888 - 4 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 23 Jan 2008 11:58 AM PST

[by Cerius Shah] Close at heels of the launch of NDTV Active, Indiatimes has launched its own mobile application. Content appears to be ported from the site, so expect economictimes.com,…

Reuters-BCCL Partnership Headed For A Split? - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 23 Jan 2008 07:52 AM PST

Well, the rumour has been around for a while now - I first heard about it in December, but was unable to confirm it; “Why break off a successful partnership?”…

Times Of India Launches Kolkata Mirror Site - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 22 Jan 2008 12:01 AM PST

Any idea on how Sify’s city specific portals - chennailive.in, hyderabadlive.in, bangalorelive.in and delhilive.in - have done? Now the TImes of India has launched a city specific site for its…

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Indiatimes Re-launches Gaming: Same Old Stuff, New Skin - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 16 Jan 2008 08:00 PM PST

[by Cerius Shah] So they come out of the woodwork. Everyone’s favourite punching bang has re-launched its gaming section. I noticed they had dedicated gaming servers and tried them out.…

STAR, BCCL To Launch Home Shopping Business: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 15 Jan 2008 10:26 PM PST

After Network18’s HomeShop18, another home shopping network is reportedly in the works. Business Standard reports that STAR India and the Times of India group (BCCL) are tying up with a…

RCom Ties Up With Times Financial Services For Money Transfer - 1 Comment
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 05 Dec 2007 09:11 PM PST

Times Financial Services (TFS) has tied up with Reliance Communications International (RCI), the US based subsidiary of Reliance Communications (RCOM) to offer mobile remittance services, reports ET. The alliance apparently…

Times Group Launches Window2India For NRIs - 2 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 14 Nov 2007 04:29 AM PST

Times Financial Services has launched Window2India, reports group publication Times of India. The portal is intended to be an e-commerce and services site targeting NRIs, and they’ve signed up with…

Videocon Buys PlanetM From BCCL For Rs. 200 Crore - 0 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Tue 06 Nov 2007 12:05 AM PST

Consumer durables company Videocon Industries has acquired Planet M, the music retail arm of BCCL (Times Group), for Rs 200 crore, reports Business Standard. The acquisition is by Videocon’s retail…

MagicBricks Launches GPRS App For Real Estate Search Via Mobile
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 27 Sep 2007 04:57 AM PST

Times Group’s real estate portal MagicBricks.com has launched a GPRS based mobile application to allow users to search for real estate listings on the move. Users can also contact sellers…

Times Group’s Tries A General Classifieds Site: YoList - 9 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 03 Sep 2007 10:20 PM PST

Yo! We were tipped off about yet another classifieds portal, this time from the Times Group, yo! They’re launching YoList.com, yo! I think I’ll stop yo-yoing about and get down…

Times Group Acquires Stake In Travel Masti - 12 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Thu 30 Aug 2007 08:54 PM PST

So here’s a travel portal that wasn’t in my ever burgeoning list online travel agents (OTAs): Travelmasti.com. The company, Travel Masti Holidays, has received an undisclosed amount of investment from…

Times Of India Group Invests Rs. 21.5 Crore In World Phone - 3 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Mon 20 Aug 2007 12:46 AM PST

Bennett, Coleman & Co Limited, better known as the Times of India group, has invested Rs 21.5 crore in World Phone, a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Internet service…

Indiatimes Does An iGoogle With MyIndiatimes - 8 Comments
Posted By Nikhil Pahwa - Wed 15 Aug 2007 07:55 PM PST

What’s the point? is the question that came to mind when I learned that Indiatimes has launched MyIndiatimes - allowing users to customize a page with content of their choosing…

Planet M To Allow In-Store Digital Downloads As CD Sales Wane; Entering DVD Rental Business - 3 Comments
Posted By Anupama Chandrasekaran - Sun 29 Jul 2007 10:44 PM PST

Music store Planet M will soon introduce digital music downloading in its stores nationwide to counter the decline in CD sales. [via BusinessofCinema.com]The plan is to place kiosks with downloading…