January 2025 – Page 44

Breaking: TV Today Network to shut its radio business in next six months

In its regulatory filing, TV Today Network informed the exchanges that the turnover of Radio Business in FY 2023-24 was Rs. 16.18 Crores which is 1.70% of total turnover of T.V. Today Network Limited for the said year. The net worth contributed from Radio Business is reported to be loss of Rs. 19.53 Crores for the FY 2023-24. (Image Source: DreamDTH)

The network comprises of three FM radio stations in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata under the frequency 104.8 FM.

Omnicom Advertising Group names Sean Donovan President of OAG Asia

Sean Donovan was president of TBWA\Worldwide’s Asia operations

Microsoft confirms job cuts across departments, cites ‘performance issues’

Both are members of No Azure for Apartheid, an internal group calling for Microsoft to end its cloud services contract with the Israeli government.

In 2023, the company announced a large-scale layoff of 10,000 employees, marking the start of its restructuring efforts.

Play Store rules hurting developers, CCI tells NCLAT

Back in 2024, The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) resumed its final hearing on Google’s appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) ₹936 crore penalty on September 10.

Google must face mobile phone privacy class action, possible August trial

Advertisers that used Google’s ad services between 2011 and now could be eligible for damages, potentially rewriting the rules for how digital ad giants operate in competitive markets.

The tech giant failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action accusing it of collecting personal data from people’s cell phones even after they opted out of tracking.

Tony Chambers named President, The Walt Disney Company, EMEA

In the new structure, several of the company’s lines of business in the region, will now report directly in to the global business leaders of those businesses. A new global head of Theatrical Distribution will be named in the near future.

Disney’s ad-supported monthly active users’ count hits 157 million globally

Numbers include an Estimated 157 million global users across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+

Cars dominate print advertising space in 2024, Maruti Suzuki Leads

Maruti Suzuki was the leading advertiser in print last year as well.

Two Wheelers among categories witnessed highest increase in Ad secondages with 49% growth followed by Cars with 20% growth during January-September 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

Pritish Nandy, eminent poet and journalist, passes away at 73

Pritish Nandy was a multi-faceted personality celebrated for his literary contributions as well as his work in journalism and filmmaking.

Pritish Nandy produced popular titles such as Jhankar Beats, Meerabai Not Out, Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Ugly Aur Pagli, and Pyaar Ke Side Effects.