Author: Indrani Bose

UpGrad announces appointment of CP Gurnani to its board of directors

Under Gurnani's 19 years of leadership as Tech Mahindra’s Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, the company scaled up significantly, both in terms of operations/innovations and topline, retaining its position among the Top 5 Indian IT marquee players.

Gurnani becomes the second non-executive director after the India HQskilling giant announced the appointment of Chegg’s Dan Rosensweig in March last year.

What makes Deepika Padukone a brand?

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, last seen in Singham Again, was one of the first to call out the remarks, sharing the company's statement on her Instagram stories with the caption, "And they just made it worse."

As Deepika Padukone turns 38, Storyboard18 deciphers what makes the Bollywood actress a brand.

India’s media landscape drives Asia Pacific video industry surge, clocks $13 billion revenue in 2023

Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam have high conversion ratios, Hindi and Kannada record mid conversion ratios, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali record low conversion ratios. (Representative Image: Nicolas J Leclercq via Unsplash)

According to an MPA report, the fastest growing revenue generating video industry markets over 2023- 2028 will be Indonesia, Philippines, India, Vietnam and Thailand.

Tinder releases 2024’s first brand film for India – You Up

Crafted through the eyes of a young woman, the brand film's narrative highlights the diverse dating adventures she encounters when using the Tinder app and explores who and how she likes to date.

Young 18-25 year old singles, who make up more than half of Tinder globally, nowadays are ditching the pressure of rushing to a “happily ever after” and are Not Attached To Outcomes (aka N.A.T.O), a dating trend revealed by Tinder’s Year in Swipe 2023.

CNN’s chief digital officer Athan Stephanopoulos quits

Stephanopoulos who joined CNN in October 2022, was brought in under the leadership of Chris Licht, Thompson's predecessor. (Image by @Stephanopoulos via X)

With Thompson aiming to restrategize CNN’s digital and streaming businesses, this move marks a judicious shift to elevate the network’s digital profile to cater to changing viewer habits away from traditional cable TV.