Month: October 2024

Prasar Bharati amends Media Internship Policy; media interns intake increased to 250/year

Prasar Bharati has also introduced a 75% alignment rule wherein 75% of all content should belong to the genre and language that is declared by the bidder during the application.

Prasar Bharati announced partial modification of ‘Graduate Media Internship Policy 2020’ on October 15. The intake of media interns has increased to 250 from 50 earlier.

Yes Bank appoints Nirav Dalal as country head – financial markets

In his last role, Nirav Dalal was an Advisor with Ernst & Young (EY) for Treasury Consulting in the Financial Services Consulting space.

In his role, Nirav Dalal will spearhead the Financial Markets vertical at YES Bank encompassing Financial Markets Sales for Wholesale Banking & Retail, Debt Capital Markets, Trading & Primary Dealership, Business Intelligence and Balance Sheet Management Group.

Amazon Prime Video to introduce ads in India from 2025

Since its launch in India in December 2016, Prime Video has cemented itself as a leading entertainment platform, offering a vast selection of Indian and international films, popular shows, award-winning Amazon Originals, add-on subscriptions, and film rentals.

Prime Video will feature limited advertisements, aiming to offer fewer ads than linear TV, while providing an ad-free upgrade. No changes to Prime membership pricing in 2025.

TRAI urges for structured regulatory regime for OTTs

Anil Kumar Lahoti, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), currently is the Vice Chairman of South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council (SATRC).

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti says OTTs should be subject to structured regulations as regulatory issues have been raised by law enforcement agencies and traditional communications providers.

American Universities to set up AVGC institutes in Telangana

Ranjan stated that the 1.6 million sq. feet facility called 'Image Tower' is all set to be set up in Hyderabad for AVGC sector by the end 2025.

There are already about 25 institutions in Hyderabad including one state-run university, offering programs in game development, among other such courses.

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Yamaha Motor to strengthen presence in India, eyes global hub status for overseas markets

About plans for next 10 years Chihana said, “We have two missions. In Indian domestic market, we will continue to establish and increase our presence. On the other hand, we are aiming to become the global hub factory for the export to the overseas.” (Image Source: Unsplash)

Eishin Chihana, Chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group, about plans for next 10 years, said, “We have two missions. In Indian domestic market, we will continue to establish and increase our presence. On the other hand, we are aiming to become the global hub factory for the export to the overseas.”

Smytten to turn profitable by FY25-end; seeks fresh funds for offline expansion

Smytten raised around $12.9M in a Series A round in 2022 led by Fireside Ventures and Roots Ventures, and is staring at a Series B round to expand its offline presence, its co-founder Swagat Sarangi (ex-head of business marketing at Google) tells Storyboard18.

The try-and-sample e-commerce start-up Smytten is expecting Series B funding soon to expand its offline presence and technology infrastructure. Having crossed the Rs 100 crore revenue milestone recently, Swagat Sarangi, Co-founder, Smytten and Smytten Pulse, shares the plan to grow at 40% year-on-year for the next three years.

Pokémon Company seeks media, creative agencies in India as it gears up for major expansion

Susumu Fukunaga, Corporate Officer at The Pokémon Company; Pikachu wearing a saree; Genelia Deshmukh; Pikachu wearing a kurta; Yuki Kawamura, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and Special Projects at Niantic

The Pokemon brand is also looking to collaborate with multiple licensing agencies for deeper reach in the country.