Modi top influencer; cricket team leads brands’ rankings: Comscore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emerged as the top-performing influencer across social media platforms in India during June 15-21, while the Indian Cricket Team retained the top spot among brands with more than 43.7 million total actions, according to Comscore’s weekly social media rankings.

B’band base tops 1bn in May; telecom subs rise to 1,343mn: TRAI

India’s broadband subscriber base crossed 1,080 million or 1.08 billion at the end of May 2026, while total telephone subscribers rose to 1,343.10 million, reflecting continued growth across broadband, wireless and wireline segments.

Vishal Bharadwaj, editor Bhatia, others invited to be Academy members

Director-composer Vishal Bhardwaj (in the picture), film editors Deepa Bhatia and A Sreekar Prasad as well as costume designer Eka Lakhani and casting director Dilip Shankar are among the 529 artists invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to become its members.

FIFA WC ’26 expanded 48-nation format fuelling sports gambling

The 2026 football World Cup is already setting sports gambling records before the knockout stage has even begun, with an increased number of teams and market-favourable kickoff

ETNOW show ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ S14 starts today

In an exclusive conversation with ETNOW on ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’, V Vaidyanathan, MD & CEO of IDFC FIRST Bank has warned India’s many MSME companies that “if we are not digitised and not using the full power of AI, we are going to miss big opportunities.”

Aiming expansion, International Tennis Fed rebranded World Tennis

The International Tennis Federation, the organisation that has governed tennis on a global basis since 1913, yesterday became World Tennis, and announced its vision for the long-term sustainable growth of the sport worldwide.

MY FM launches daily humour capsule ‘Babu Bhaiya’

MY FM, the radio division of the Dainik Bhaskar Group, has expanded its programming lineup with the launch of ‘Babu Bhaiya’, a new humour-based content property designed to bring laughter and light-hearted entertainment to listeners throughout the day.

Football legend Sunil Chhetri joins Z5’s FIFA WC experts panel

ZEE5 has announced the onboarding of Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri as part of its expert panel for the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026

Bengali OTT platform Matrix One to debut 2026 second half

Filmmaker and producer Arindam Bhattacharya has announced the launch of Matrix One, a premium Bengali OTT platform scheduled to debut in the second half of 2026.

Pocket FM’s audio series ‘Super Yoddha’ sets new record

Pocket FM’s hit fantasy audio series ‘Super Yoddha’ has achieved a major milestone by crossing 1.3 billion plays and generating more than Rs.100 crore in revenue.

Ajay Devgn’s ‘Chauhaan’ teaser released

Actor Ajay Devgn will be seen in a new action film titled ‘Chauhaan’, directed by Aanand L Rai. The makers have officially released the teaser, giving audiences the first glimpse of the film