Shashi Sinha appointed new BARC India Chairman

Shashi Sinha appointed new BARC India Chairman

Shashi Sinha, Chief Executive Officer at IPG Mediabrands India, has been unanimously elected as the new Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India by the Board following its meeting held on Friday.

Sinha, who also represents the Advertising Agencies Association of I...


Meity says national data governance policy in the offing

5 content self-regulatory bodies registered with MIB: Minister

The Indian government on Friday said that there were 20 legal cases against the IT Rules 2021 pending in various high courts of the country, while five self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) for content regulation had registered with the authorities.

“There are 20 (twenty) cases in various Hi...


Randeep Hooda to portray Veer Savarkar in new film

Randeep Hooda to portray Veer Savarkar in new film

Actor Randeep Hooda will play freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar in an upcoming biographical film. Titled ‘Swatantra Veer Savarkar’, the movie will be directed by filmmaker Mahesh V Manjrekar and produced by Anand Pandit and Sandeep Singh. "’Swatantra Veer Savarkar’ will highlight India's freedom


Netflix acquires Boss Fight Entertainment

Netflix acquires Boss Fight Entertainment

Netflix has acquired Boss Fight Entertainment, a mobile game studio based in Texas. Boss Fight was formed by former Zynga Dallas and Ensemble Studios employees in 2013. It's headed by CEO David Rippy alongside CCO Bill Jackson and COO Scott Winsett. "This studio's extensive experience building hit games


Meta makes it easier for brands to create 3D ads on FB, Insta

Meta makes it easier for brands to create 3D ads on FB, Insta

Meta Platforms Inc. will make it easier for brands to run three-dimensional ads on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with an ecommerce technology firm, VNTANA. Via the new integration, VNTANA would allow brands to upload their existing 3D designs from programs like Browzwear, Clo, Keyshot, Modo, and others and automatically con...


Invesco patches up with Zee patch ahead of Sony merger

Invesco patches up with Zee patch ahead of Sony merger

The US investment firm Invesco said on Thursday it would abandon efforts to shake up top management at Zee Entertainment, citing a planned merger between the Indian TV network and the local unit of Japan's Sony Group, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI). Zee's shares rocketed 18 percent higher on the news. Alleging corporate governance iss...