Havas Worldwide India bolsters its senior team

Havas Worldwide India bolsters its senior team

Havas Worldwide India (creative) has appointed Arthi Basak as executive vice president and planning head, and West and Esha Datta and Sougata Kundu have been roped in as vice president, client servicing. While Basak and Datta will be part of the Havas Mumbai office, Kundu will work out of Havas Gurgaon, Financial Express reported. Basak is...


Amazon consumer biz CEO Dave Clark resigns

Amazon consumer biz CEO Dave Clark resigns

Amazon's long-serving CEO of consumer business has stepped down, Amazon stated. Dave Clark has been with the firm for 23 years, advancing from managing a warehouse in Kentucky to directing the whole retail operation. He was also in charge of Amazon's warehousing and shipping operations, as well as overseeing the retail company during a per...


Govt. justifies proposed changes in IT Rules

Govt. justifies proposed changes in IT Rules

The government’s proposal to set up a grievance panel that will have the power to override decisions of social media companies and other internet firms is aimed at addressing some infirmities and gaps arising out of big technology companies, an official statement said on Monday. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) i...


Jim Henson’s family hub launches kids safe YouTube channel

Jim Henson’s family hub launches kids YouTube channel

Jim Henson’s family hub, The Jim Henson Company’s online community for celebrating, supporting, and connecting all kinds of families, has launched a new YouTube channel featuring full episodes, fun clips, weekly updates, and more. The kid’s safe channel (HensonFamilyHub) showcases titles from the company’s catalog...


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Google to pay damages for YouTube-hosted content in Australia

In what could be trend-setter, an Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former Aussie lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to remove a YouTuber's "relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory" videos drove him out of politics.

The Federal Court f...