Stalwarts to deliberate on making India the next gaming Superpower at 2nd Indian Gaming Convention

Knowledge Partner PwC will launch a report on India's gaming industry's size, scale and potential.

With Meta as the Title Partner for IGC 2024, the conference aims to focus on the growth potential of India’s gaming industry, the roadmap for making India the global leader and establishing gaming as a significant contribution to India’s digital economy ambitions.

Celebrity-led brands in WROGN; faced with lackluster growth, consumer fatigue

While Kay Beauty and HRX have managed to carve out a niche due to their clear brand identity, product quality, and alignment with their celebrity’s personal image, brands like WROGN and Being Human by Salman Khan, have struggled despite initial buzz mostly due to over-saturation, say experts.

It has become table stakes for Bollywood stars to have their own beauty or clothing brand—but audiences are not all impressed at these out of the box-office releases. Lack of authenticity or an overdose? Storyboard18 finds out.

Union Cabinet approves National Centre of Excellence for AVGC; Provisionally named the Indian Institute for Immersive Creators (IIIC)

Movies like Baahubali and RRR have introduced a new vision for portraying historic and fantasy themes in India. According to the FICCI-EY 2024 report, India now boasts the second-largest anime fan base globally and is projected to contribute 60% to the worldwide growth in anime interest in the coming years.

The National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) in Mumbai, will be modeled after the IIMs and IITs.

Don’t call dark stores ‘dark store’, says BSC founder Shantanu Deshpande. Here’s why.

Shantanu Deshpande is one of the startup founders who actively creates content on social media.

The Founder of Bombay Shaving Company suggests a rebranding that could brighten up the future of quick commerce, urging partners to rethink the ‘dark store’ label in favour of something more inspiring.

Industry endorses withdrawal of draft Digital Competition Bill

Experts argue that the timelines (under draft DPDP rules) appear very difficult to comply with.

Within six months of release, the Digital Competition Bill draft is likely to be scrapped, with concerns raised over its proposed ex-ante regulatory framework, vagueness and potential impact on MSMEs.

Founder of Vertices Partners accuses BookMyShow for using ticket bots to blackmarket Coldplay tickets

BookMyShow, the exclusive ticketing partner for Coldplay's January concert, manipulated the sales process to deliberately log out fans moments before tickets were released. (Photo by Aditya Chinchure on Unsplash)

Amit Vyas files complaint with Economic Offices Wing, Mumbai, alleging criminal breach of trust and tax evasion; claims ticket bots manipulated sales for Coldplay’s 2025 India concert.