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Sudhir Sitapati is now Executive Director, Refreshments HUL
Star Plus continues to lead urban markets; Star Utsav replaces Sony Pal to be No.1 in rural markets
In the urban Hindi Speaking Markets, Star Plus remained at no.1 for the second consecutive week and Colors stayed at No.2. Sony Pal stepped up to the seventh spot pushing &TV to the eighth spot. As far as the Hindi GEC rural ratings are concerned, Star Utsav replaced previous week’s top channel, Star Utsav to acquire the No.1 spot. Star Plus climbed a step up to the sixth spot replacing Colors. Also, Big Magic stepped up to the eighth spot in week 21
FCB Ulka Interactive, Mumbai wins creative & media duties for Vero Coffee launch
ESPN-SPN combine launch multi-sport digital products
Business Standard opens Digital subscriptions
Assembly Elections 2016: Regional News channels got more traction than English News Channels in TN, Kerala & Assam
ABC launches digital measurement backed by Nielsen's technology
Laura Desmond, CRO Publicis Group to take 6 month sabbatical citing family health issue
Brands get trendy being on social; use online influencers to grab eyeballs
IPL 9: RCB vs Gujarat Lions attracts 27 mn impressions in week 7
IPL 9: RCB vs Gujarat Lions attracts 27 mn impressions in week 7
Guest Column: Branding, Behaviour and the Brain- Jay Kumar Hariharan
Sports OTT provider Veqta eyes 20 million viewers in the first year
FreeCharge partners with OYO
What's Your Problem brings in Divya Saxena as Founder Member & Head of Art & Design: adds creative muscle with several senior hires
Rana Barua and Ashish Chakravarty, CEO and CCO, Contract
In a freewheeling chat, Rana Barua and Ashish Chakravarty, Contract’s CEO and CCO respectively get talking on the agency’s recent wins, which include ITC Personal Care, Century LED bulbs, Abbott Healthcare, Lupin OTC, Orient Fans, Reckitt & Colman, Garnier among others. Contract has also won the mandate for mygov.in, one of the largest mandates from the Government of India. <br><br> The duo field questions on receiving offers from other agencies, what is a compelling offer to them, taking Contract to the next level why clients are willing to wait for the agency today and more