Apurva Chandra appointed as MIB Secretary
He replaces Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare who has been holding additional charge as MIB Secretary for over a year now
Date-wise News
Talk of Sunil Lulla's exit sets industry abuzz
He joined BARC two years ago
JW Player appoints David LaPalomento as Chief Technology Officer
He will be responsible to accelerate the paltform's product innovation to meet the needs of a rapidly growing digital video economy
Zee Tamil launches new fiction show ‘Ninaithalae Inikkum’
The show, about a passionate girl who goes on to become an entrepreneur, will air daily at 7.30 pm starting from 23rd August on the channel
Dentsu India restructures CXM business, Anubhav Sonthalia named Chief Executive Officer
In addition to serving his current role as CEO of Sokrati, Sonthaliacwill be responsible for the integration, co-ordination, and implementation of dentsu CXM's overall strategy across India
Amazon Prime Video to live-stream WNBA games
The move follows a multi-year agreement between Amazon and the WNBA in May 2021
COLORS Gujarati brings non-fiction, game show ‘Bolo Ketla Taka’
The show will premiere from August 21
Baseline Ventures signs multi-year deal with Indian women's hockey goalkeeper Savita
The firm will manage all the commercial interests of the player
dentsu X wins media mandate for MyGlamm
dentsu X will contribute to the e-commerce enterprise’s expansion plans by designing and deploying an omnichannel media strategy
Amazon Alexa to talk to users in Amitabh Bachchan's voice
The service comes at an introductory price of Rs 149
Rajnish Ahuja exits ABP after long stint, likely headed to Zee for senior editorial role
Ahuja resigned on August 17, though his resignation has not been accepted yet
Colors Tamil to air AR Rahman's maiden production '99 Songs'
The film will be telecast on August 22
Rubeena Singh steps down as CEO of iProspect
Sources say that Singh is with the agency till mid-October
How IPL’s non-live cricket show has become an attractive media investment for brands
Cricket Live has emerged as the highest-rated impact show versus GECs with its mix of ‘cricketainment’ programming across regional channels, making it a winning proposition for brands
Vinod Thadani joins as Chief Digital Growth Officer, Dentsu Media Group & CEO, iProspect
Prior to this, Thadani was the Chief Digital Officer at Mindshare, South Asia
MJ Akbar joins ZEE Media's WION as Editorial Consultant
The veteran journalist has been specially roped in for guidance on the geopolitical situation unfolding in the subcontinent, especially in Afghanistan
Ram Ratings Wk 24’21-Wk 27’21: Fever FM leads in Mumbai, Delhi
Between 6th June and 3rd July, Radio Mirchi and Big FM dominated charts in Kolkata and Bangalore
TRAI to seek Solicitor General's opinion on implementation of NTO 2.0
The regulator will take Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's suggestion on whether it should write letter to broadcasters to comply with NTO 2.0
TV9 Digital appoints Azim Lalani as President - Revenue
He will be responsible for building and driving direct revenue streams for the news platform
Reliance Jio looks to shake up digital advertising market with JioAds
Given its slew of in-house digital properties, the company can beckon brands to promote ads on platforms like JioChat, MyJio and JioMoney