Category: Advertising

Ad revenue to surge by more than 30 percent during festive season: Spotify

Spotify measured a panel of users' attention via Amplified Intelligence’s attention tool, across one month using data from 2,500 people in India capturing more than 7,900 ad views.

According to Comscore report, Spotify India had around 55 million monthly active users (MAUs) in 2023, reaching 80 million MAUs in 2024.

3% drop in TV ad volumes in H1 2024 y-o-y: TAM AdEx

In the H1 2024, food & beverages (F&B) stood food as the leading sector with 15% share of News Genre ad volumes. (Image source: Unsplash)

During the first half (January-June) of 2024, GEC outperformed News channels as the leading genre for advertising, similar to the same period in 2023.

Central Consumer Protection Authority disposes 100% cases in 2022-2023

FSSAI analysed 170513 samples in 2024; Rs 77 crore penalty raised, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs revealed.

Department of Consumer Affairs has revamped the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) which has emerged as a single point of access to consumers across the country for grievance redressal at pre-litigation stage.

Govt’s new rules for surrogate ads to provide clarity on definitions; includes guard-rails for ‘brand extensions’

The consultative process of forming the guidelines for surrogate ads though began in February this year, there has only been a tentative timeline for it to be made public, and has been under consulting process ever since. (Image source: Unsplash)

While the principle of the draft guidelines would remain similar to ASCI, CCPA, and CBFC, the main objective would be to identify guard rails around the brand extension advertisements by alcohol manufacturers. The draft rules will be released in the next two to three weeks.

WhatsApp launches privacy campaign; highlights importance of secure communication

Josy Paul, Chair and Chief Creative Officer, BBDO India, said, " The story of young Ikbir, who moves to a new city to achieve his dreams, is a story of vulnerability and strength. It is as much his story, as it is everyone’s story. It shows us that physical distance does not mean emotional distance. With WhatsApp, we can share intimate moments privately and be our most real selves with the ones who matter."

While end-to-end encryption is the foundation of what keeps calls and messages secure on WhatsApp, the film educates users on privacy features like Block and Report, Two-step verification and Meta Verified that help strengthen the security of conversations.

Create centralized dashboard, publicize complaints against misleading ads: SC to Ministry of Ayush

The HC decision follows the hearing of three petitions against the non-regulation of deepfake technology in the country and the threat of its potential misuse.

The Court was hearing a case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, for publishing misleading advertisements about allopathic medicine.

Breaking: MIB seeks additional two weeks to submit affidavit on SDC in the Supreme Court

Dr. L Murugan, Minister of State for MIB, emphasized that India's judicial system ensures the protection of constitutional rights, including press freedom.

The Supreme Court had directed the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to submit an affidavit within three weeks, detailing recommendations on the ‘self-declaration certificate’ (SDC) mechanism for advertisements.