News18 India takes on Aaj Tak in an outdoor campaign

On the counting day of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, News18 network achieved an unprecedented reach of 16.20 crore, surpassing the television reach of 2024 IPL Finale, which was 10.90 crore.

As per the data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), News18 India recorded a whopping 7.69 crore (unrolled)* reach on the Counting Day. The number one Hindi news channel was at 3.74 crore reach (rolled), leaving behind Aaj Tak at a reach of 3.40 crore.

Self-Declaration Certificate mechanism comes into effect: All you need to know about guidelines, applicability

For Asia-Pacific, it is anticipated that ad spends will increase by 5.8 percent, with AI-driven ad placements contributing to the increase in digital ad spend in markets like India. (Representative Image: via Unsplash)

Starting 18th June, advertisers have started to comply with the ‘self-declaration certificate’- a directive by Supreme Court to curb the misleading ads. Over the past few weeks, industry stakeholders have urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to extend or postpone the implementation, and raised serious concerns.

Birla Opus launches its new thematic communication

In February 2024, the Aditya Birla Group entered into the paint industry with the launch of Birla Opus. The company plans to establish six manufacturing facilities nationwide by 2025.

The film showcases Hi-Definition, 3D feature animation with silhouettes. It has a track created by Indian composer with the message – ‘Duniya Ko Rang Do’ (Colour the world).

Havas launches new groupwide Operating System, commits 400 million euro to data, tech, AI

Yannick Bolloré, Chairman and CEO, Havas commented, “I couldn’t be more excited about this transformative development for Havas. Aiming at supercharging our positive impact for our clients."

The announcement comes as Havas looks to the future and prepares for a new chapter with the potential to become publicly traded. Havas will appoint a Global Task Force to support this major investment.