Rickshaw announces leadership appointments for its newly formed design cell
Bidisha Roy Chowdhury will head the unit. She is joined by Jaideep Thackery to kick-start its operations
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Jawahar Goel, Chairman & MD, DishTV expresses concerns about IPL cricketing telecast rights
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, BCCI, CCI and TRAI, Goel states his concerns over monopolisation of the telecast rights
Hitachi’s Ramesh Srinivasan set to join BankBazaar as CFO
BankBazaar is on a recruitment drive with more than 130 new employees joining the company in FY2017-18
Amazon Prime Video ventures into reality shows in India
Amazon revealed details of three reality shows which include a mix of comedy, music, travel and experiential content
CIPAM and Viacom18 join hands to launch campaign against piracy
The campaign will see CIPAM and Viacom18 airing awareness videos across schools, colleges and educational institutions, in addition to the network’s kids’ channels
Publicis bags creative mandate of BIG FM
The radio network’s activities will be managed by the agency's office in Delhi
VEQTA bags official broadcasting rights for Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight in India
Fans can now watch the fight on August 27, 2017, 9:00am on VEQTA.in
We don't take decisions based on one Thursday ratings: Danish Khan, SET
Danish Khan, EVP and Business Head at Sony Entertainment Television (SET), opens up about the controversy surrounding its new show ‘Pehredaar Piya Ki’, KBC going from strength to strength, renewing contract with comedian Kapil Sharma and the importance of ratings
Fake news, verification and transparency issues have not pegged growth of FB and Google: Sir Martin Sorrell
Following the recent release of WPP half-year results, Sir Martin Sorrell says that the importance of duopoly continues in WPP’s media investment; expects Amazon to grow significantly over the coming years
Why the M&E sector is losing Rs 30-50K crore annually to piracy
While IPRs are becoming increasingly important in the global arena, there is a need to increase awareness about IPRs in India. According to industry estimates, piracy is resulting in a revenue loss of Rs 30,000 to Rs 50, 000 crore annually
ICMA 2017: Music has the power to bring the brand message alive: Kartik Kalla, 91.1 FM
Kartik Kalla, EVP and National Programming Head at 91.1FM, gives his views on why audio as a format for marketing cannot be discounted
Finally! We know how Pops got his nickname
At KV Sridhar’s book launch event, Alyque Padamsee finally reveals the story behind Sridhar’s nickname, Pops
IPL business rises by 26 per cent to USD 5.3 billion@ Duff& Phelps report
Social media is fuelling the growth of IPL making it one of the fastest growing sports leagues on Twitter with 4.9 million followers and adding over 1.8 million fans on Facebook in the latest season according to a report by global valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff& Phelps
ICMA 2017: How brands use character-led branded content
Here is a look at Kellogg’s Chocos, Raag Paan Masala, and India Today - So Sorry entries in the character-led branded content category
PM Modi leads India's Power Profile list on LinkedIn for 2017
Karthik Srinivasan, Prashanth Challapalli, Charulata Ravi Kumar, Sunil Lulla among others feature on LinkedIn’s fourth edition of Power Profiles, a list of the most viewed LinkedIn profiles of professionals in India