Month: October 2024

Recruitment surge in Media & Entertainment: 27% growth, led by marketing, IT, hybrid work roles

The minimal entry barriers, coupled with increasing aspirations for financial independence and empowerment, have made the role an ideal choice for women seeking meaningful careers, as per Probus.

Hiring for Associate roles with 4-6 years of experience and Mid-senior level roles (7 – 10 years of experience) saw a significant uptick by 16 percent

We use AI as bread and butter in our strategies: Criteo CEO

"I think our business will go from strength to strength. The use of data and the ability to use that to predict outcomes, and to do so quickly make our business even stronger. For the industry, it's clear that AI can bring about a lot of efficiencies, but it can also really change the landscape in which we're in. If you think about AI's ability to process data or read the Internet in less than a second, what enables us to do is quite profound," Megan Clarken, CEO, Criteo.

The use of data and the ability to use that to predict outcomes, and to do so quickly make our business even stronger, says Megan Clarken. Over the last 18 months, we have started to see revenue flow from AI initiatives, she says. As far as the Indian market is concerned, its growth is outpacing many others, she says.

SC dismisses plea seeking regulatory body for OTT platforms

An agreement between the Lodha brothers was established in 2023, which explicitly prohibited HoABL from using any variation of the 'Lodha' name.

The PIL, filed in September of this year, referred to Netflix series IC 814:The Kandahar Hijack to highlight the need for such a regulatory mechanism as the OTT platform claimed it was based on real-life incidents.

Havas Play India launches new IP ‘Baithak’

The initiative bridges the gap between creators and audiences, bringing India's cultural legacy into modern spaces

The debut edition of Baithak features Piyush Mishra joining RJ Tushar from RED FM for an intimate discussion that promises to take the audience through his personal and artistic journey.

LTIMindtree records 10.3% increase in profit; lands $200m+ deal

Chetana Patnaik, CHRO, LTIMindtree, says, "We’re above 30 percent women representation overall as well as across all business lines, which is above average amongst ITeS companies. We are also on track to achieving our 2030 targets for achieving 40 percent women representation overall and 15 percent women representation at the leadership level."

Our digital infrastructure also integrates DEI needs in all processes, such as making our applications digital and accessible, including ‘others’ and ‘do not wish to disclose’ as a gender identity, supporting ‘Preferred’ or ‘Chosen’ names, says Chetana Patnaik, CHRO, LTIMindtree.