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FanCode inks 5-year deal with Asian Football Confederation for Broadcast Rights in India

The deal is in line with FanCode commitment to bring fans access to top-class sporting events from across the world. Previously, FanCode had showcased some of AFC’s events, including the AFC Cup and AFC Champions League.

According to the deal, FanCode will hold exclusive TV and digital rights for more than 10 AFC competitions from 2024-2029.

Advertisers highlight ambiguities, practical difficulties in ‘self-declaration certificate’ mechanism

The legal dispute highlights ongoing tensions between the socially conscious ice cream brand and the consumer goods giant.

In its representation to the I&B Ministry, the Indian Society of Advertisers noted how the SDC mechanism stands in contrast to the Government’s initiative of Ease of Doing Business and urged to enhance existing laws and guidelines.

Hisense India appoints Pankaj Rana as CEO to spearhead strategic initiatives

With over two decades of experience in Sales and Marketing, Business Development, and General Management, Rana will focus on expanding the customer base for Hisense and strengthening brand presence.

Rana will enable Hisense vision of becoming a household name in the country synonymous with innovation and reliability. Last year in April, the company appointed Pranab Mohanty as the CEO.

‘Maalik’ versus MNC: Truth about working with Indian promoter-run firms

In terms of remuneration, MNCs have standardised compensation packages that align with their global guidelines and policies. In fact, promoter-led companies in many cases pay even more than MNCs.

It is often said that MNC clients are too rigid in accepting new ideas since they have an international legacy to protect but they certainly do come with quality standards. On the other hand, Indian promoter-run firms are too unreasonable but can take on daring ideas.

Self-declaration certificate for ads: No resolution for concerned stakeholders

A research report titled The Effectiveness of Tobacco Disclaimers on OTT Content Services by Koan Advisory Group, published in May 2023, found that OTT content does not significantly influence smoking habits in India.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting met with industry stakeholders who raised their concerns, on June 11.

Jyotiraditya Scindia takes charge as Minister of Communications

The meeting with the Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was attended by the likes of Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani and its MD Pankaj Pawar, Rajan Mittal, VC of Bharti Enterprises and Akshaya Moondra, MD, Vodafone Idea, among others.

In the previous Modi government, he was the Aviation Minister. In his new role, he takes over Ashwini Vaishnaw who has been allocated the Information & Broadcasting, Railways and IT.

Pralhad Joshi takes charge of Union Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry

Pralhad Joshi started his political journey with the RSS and the BJP.

Senior BJP leader from Karnataka Pralhad Joshi said his priority would be to further strengthen the food security system.

Govt. committed to serve the people, first cabinet decision dedicated to poor: Vaishnaw

“Our intent is to encourage it; that is giving more opportunities to express, share and create new intellectual property,” the minister said.

Welcomed by Secretary Sanjay Jaju and other senior officials of the Ministry, Vaishnaw reiterated the Cabinet decision for construction of three crore rural and urban houses.

Former Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati joins BARC board

Shashi Shekhar Vempati is also the Co-founder of DeepTech for Bharat Foundation. Additionally, Member of Society of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, and Chairperson of Science & Technology Communication Apex Advisory Committee.

Vempati has joined Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) board as a professional director. At present, he is also the Co-founder of DeepTech for Bharat Foundation.

Former Google Sr Exec Mohit Jagtiani launches ‘Next Narrative’ with Simran Hoon as Partner

Under Mohit and Simran’s leadership, the company is said to drive results for brands by developing compelling content. Next Narrative believes that in today’s cluttered environment, a compelling attraction to a brand, brand loyalty and consistent business outcomes has to be created with the right story, the right content and the right creator(s)

The new age media company is committed to ‘keep the narrative fresh’ by helping creators scale their reach and grow revenue while driving business outcomes for brands.