Videocon to buy Thomson for $1 bn.
Byline: Baiju Kalesh & Reeba Zachariah MUMBAI: Yet another Indian corporate group is all set to conquer the world. Videocon group, the country's largest television-maker, is close to clinching a deal to acquire three divisions of the Thomson group, the 7,994 million euro French media and entertainment...

Videocon closes in on Daewoo Electronics.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan and Lijee Philip MUMBAI: Consumer durables major Videocon is understood to be close to clinching a global deal to acquire the worldwide business of ailing Korean durables major, Daewoo Electronics, it is reliably learnt. While the final valuation is expected to be worked out...

Samtel Color to unveil plasma display panels.
Byline: Vivek Sinha NEW DELHI: Samtel Color, the largest maker of colour picture tubes (CPTs) in India, is slated to bring out its indigenously-made plasma display panel for making flat panel televisions by the end of this year. A project on which Samtel has been...

Videocon in talks to buy Thai CRT.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan & Lijee Philip MUMBAI: Driving its global consolidation strategy further, consumer durables heavyweight Videocon Industries is understood to be in discussions to acquire Thailand-based Thai CRT, one of the world's largest television picture-tube makers. Videocon is driving a hard bargain for the acquisition of...

Daewoo buy to bolster Videocon's int'l presence.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan and Lijee Philip MUMBAI: Videocon may buy Daewoo Electronics for Rs 500 crore. The Daewoo acquisition is a move to strengthen Videocon's global position vis-Ea-vis the domestic one, where the group has been fairly successful with its brand flanking strategy. Currently Videocon's brand stable...

High LCD, plasma TV prices to keep CRTs in the picture.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan & Lijee Philip MUMBAI: Videocon is busy charting out plans to strengthen its position in the CRT TV segment. According to industry majors, although high-end flat screen televisions, plasma and projection sets are selling in big numbers, CRT TVs will continue to have a...

Philips and Roxio Join Forces to Prevent Buffer Underrun.
Philips Ships Easy CD Creator With 'Intelligent' Drives CeBIT, HANNOVER, Germany, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Roxio, Inc. the digital media company from Adaptec, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADPT), and Philips Electronics, (NYSE: PHG) today announced that Philips will ship its new high performance drives with Easy CD...

Business in Asia Today - May 21, 2001.
SYDNEY, Australia, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A summary prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, market intelligence and business opportunities: SINGTEL ISSUES BIDDER'S STATEMENT FOR C&W OPTUS SYDNEY - Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has announced it plans to expand...

Philips and Narad Networks Announce Alliance Accelerates Availability of Next Generation HFC Networks.
CHICAGO, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- NCTA, McCormick Place-- Philips Broadband Networks, Inc. and Narad Networks, Inc. announce that they have formed a high- level alliance integrating their complementary strengths and capabilities into unique broadband network solutions for service providers. This alliance offers cable network operators a fast...

U.S. Soccer and Philips Electronics Announce Nationwide Contest to Create The First Official Fan Chant For U.S. National Teams.
- One Lucky Fan to Win Philips Home Theater and Make History at World Cup Qualifying Game Where Cheer is First Heard 'Round the World - CHICAGO, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Electronics and the United States Soccer Federation today announced a nationwide...