Vijay TV to launch show featuring real couples
‘Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai’ to test the strength of the couples; show to be launched on Jan 20
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Vijay TV to launch new fiction ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ from Jan 21
Cast includes actors Vikram and Thanuja; show to be telecast from Mon to Sat at 6pm
Season 8 of Tamil comedy show ‘Kalaka Povathu Yaru’ starts tomorrow
Star Vijay programme to showcase comic talents from Tamil industry
Netflix fourth quarter results show boost in subscribers but misses on revenue
Netflix posted mixed fourth-quarter earnings results sending shares down roughly 4 per cent in extended trading; it earned 30 cents a share on revenue of $4.19 billion during the period
Havas Group India appoints Priyanka Mehra as Director, Marketing & Communications
A media professional with 14 years of experience in the media and marketing arena, Mehra’s last stint was at Creativeland Asia as Editor-in-chief, Content Marketing
1702 Digital retains the digital mandate for HarperCollins India
The marketing agency will continue to handle the publishing house’s digital strategy and social media mandate
772 million email addresses and 21 million passwords exposed in major data breach
It is believed that this could be the biggest data breach in recent times
Netflix, Hotstar, SonyLIV, ALT Balaji and other OTT platforms say yes to self-regulation
Online Curated Content Providers say no to censorship, and have voluntarily signed a self-regulatory Code of Best Practices under the aegis of the Internet and Mobile Association of India
Submissions to enter Cannes Lions 2019 have begun
Awards for the 66th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity will be judged under nine tracks - Communication, Craft, Entertainment, Experience, Good, Health, Impact, Innovation, Reach
Social media abuzz with #10yearchallenge pictures, memes
Brands also cash in with images of their products from a decade ago and now
&PrivéHD brings new show featuring real-life stories from BBC library
‘Privé Unscripted’ to have shows on Obama, Trump, Weinstein, Bin Laden & others; premier on January 21 at 11pm
New e-auction policy will be a win-win for all: Shashi Shekhar Vempati, Prasar Bharati
Vempati, CEO Prasar Bharati speaks about the new e-auction move and about the 14 news channels on Free Dish that help take their reach beyond the urban pockets
From Google webpage to e-commerce: The digital ambitions of a Channapatna craftsman
Suhel Parvez set up a Google Business webpage four years ago and now has completely done away with middlemen in his business and directly deals with customers.
Industry predictions: 2019 to see more dynamic play in OTT space
Increased investment into original content, better customer engagement and proliferation of devices expected to bring key developments
Metrics for OOH: Finally in the works?
Display Metrics India Private Ltd, MGE Data and IPSOS unveil measurement of display
Ogilvy announces key appointments to its APAC capability leadership team
Giri Jadhav, Sheilen Rathod, Ali Kazmi, and Andrew Thomas will join Ogilvy’s capability leadership team