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Formula 1 and LVMH announce historic 10-year Global Partnership

LVMH becomes F1 Global Partner from 2025 in historic ten year deal. Left to right - Stefano Domenicali, President & CEO of Formula 1, Bernard Arnault, Chairman & CEO of LVMH Group, Greg Maffei, President & CEO, Liberty Media, and Frédéric Arnault, CEO of LVMH Watches.

The new 10-year deal will include several of LVMH’s iconic Maisons, including Louis Vuitton, Moët Hennessy and TAG Heuer.

Ogilvy’s Piyush Pandey becomes first Indian to receive the LIA Legend Award

Before Piyush Pandey began his long-term partnership with Ogilvy in 1982, he lived a different life – from playing cricket for his home state of Rajasthan to tea tasting and construction. He was a 27-year cricket player before joining Ogilvy as a suit.

Ogilvy’s Piyush Pandey is credited with putting Indian advertising on the world map with over 600 national and international awards to his name. He was the first Asian to chair the Cannes jury in 2004.

BCCI AGM: Arun Singh Dhumal, Avishek Dalmiya re-elected to IPL Governing Council

Arun Singh Dhumal and Avishek Dalmiya. (Image: X, News18)

Recommendations of the IPL Governing Council with respect to the player auction cycle 2025-2027 were also approved. This included the provisions of player retentions, right to match, salary cap, etc.

Unilever global media review results in; All six ad holding companies get the FMCG’s business

In April, Unilever announced scaling back environmental and social pledges.

Unilever initiated a review of its global media planning and buying account in January 2024. WPP’s Mindshare has defended the business in key markets, including India.

Festive season sales: Meesho Mall sees 45% orders coming from first-time Mall customers

Meesho has over 20 lakh sellers and roughly 12 crore product listings across 30 categories.

Meesho saw an average of 506 kurtis, 376 sarees, and 360 kids’ wear items were sold every minute during its ‘Meesho Mega Blockbuster Sale’.

Commerce Minister urges industry to promote Brand India through focus on quality

CAIT urges Piyush Goyal to intervene against violations by quick commerce companies

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal interacted with CEOs of PLI Beneficiary Companies as part of Make in India campaign.

Union Cabinet approves National Centre of Excellence for AVGC; Provisionally named the Indian Institute for Immersive Creators (IIIC)

Movies like Baahubali and RRR have introduced a new vision for portraying historic and fantasy themes in India. According to the FICCI-EY 2024 report, India now boasts the second-largest anime fan base globally and is projected to contribute 60% to the worldwide growth in anime interest in the coming years.

The National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) in Mumbai, will be modeled after the IIMs and IITs.

Author: Delshad Irani