The concerns have grown after the ICL decided to postpone its tournaments from October 1 to mid-November this year.
As the Men in Blue flew home to a hero's welcome in Mumbai, advertisers are betting over Rs 250 crore in the next 90 days on cricket TV broadcasts -- a hefty 16 per cent of average advertising spends in the festival season.
Players like Rohit Sharma or Dinesh Karthik who could never command more than Rs 10 to Rs 15 lakh can now hope to hit Rs 30 lakh for new deals. Bowler Sreesanth's endorsement tag has shot up from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.
Indian IT firms have been announcing incremental increase in billing rates for quite some time now to counter wage hikes and rising visa costs, to name a few.
Mumbai-based Patni Computer System's stake sale has been stalled, perhaps indefinitely, according to sources close to the development.
In return, the BCCI is offering a revenue share from stadium advertising and gate money but not television rights.
As the Rs 25,000-crore (Rs 250-billion) consumer durables industry has done away with price cuts this year, companies are providing consumers with a new hook -- value-added offers.
The company will be taking its total outsourcing offering to the retailers in the small and medium enterprise category, whereas for the large retailers, it will pitch the best-of-the-breed target solutions to cater to specific problems.
Temptation Foods, the Mumbai-based frozen foods exporter, is all set to revive talks with Marico Industries for buying the food brands Sil and Meal Maker, after receiving the approval of its shareholders to raise Rs 150 crore.
According to a report by AdEx, a division of television viewership monitoring agency TAM Media, air-conditioners accounted for a cool 14 per cent share of the advertising on TV by consumer durables companies.
Infosys spent Rs 70 crore last year on its brand building exercise. The company underlines that it focuses on earning the respect of all its stakeholders.
There will be three other key sponsors, at least one of these is expected to be announced in five days. There may also be seven associate partners.
The US sub-prime lending crisis forced Mumbai-based WNS Holdings to revise its net income guidance by 60 per cent, and this is worrying the $8 billion business process outsourcing sector players and analysts.
Next time you answer the phone, chances are there won't be a caller at the other end, but a recorded message trying to sell a product or service. It doesn't expect an answer, but goads you to punch in a few keys in acceptance or simply hang up.
After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.
The PC assembling segment has held firm despite stiff competition from branded players.
To consider open offer if price falls below Rs 2,100 a share.
Mid-sized Indian IT companies are increasingly adopting the Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds route to raise funds.
The revenue growth rate for Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies has declined by over 20 percentage points to about 25 per cent from over 45 per cent in the quarter ended June 2006.
Enterprise rights management software, which controls access to any information being floated within an organisation, is set to see widespread use
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