Tag: Media

New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino sends her first email to employees; unveils vision for Twitter 2.0

Yaccarino asserts that the success of Twitter 2.0 is a shared responsibility. She calls for thinking big and transforming the platform together. The CEO advocates for questioning assumptions and starting from first principles to build a new future. (Images sourced via Forbes and Twitter)

Yaccarino outlines the goal to transform the “Global Town Square” and make it the ‘world’s most accurate real-time information source’ in her first company letter as CEO

JioCinema cements its position as the largest OTT service; enters into a multi-year partnership with NCBU

The recent decision was taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in consultation with other Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, and domain experts specializing in media and entertainment, women's rights, and child rights. (Representative Image: Glenn Carstens-Peters via Unsplash)

This partnership leverages JioCinema’s reach and expertise to introduce Indian audiences to the Peacock brand and NBCU’s portfolio.

JioCinema to grab two-thirds of total IPL AdEx this season

According to BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) sponsorship guidelines, highest bid submitted by the parties are subject to Tata Sons Private Limited exercising its ‘Right to Match’, wherein BCCI is required to notify Tata of the highest bid amount (highest bid) received for the Title Sponsorship Rights. (Image source: Twitter - @IPL)

This season, the number of sponsors during IPL’s digital streaming has reached 26, which is the highest ever for any sporting tournament.

IPL on digital ensures laser sharp targeting for brands, says DDB Mudra’s Chirag Bhatia

DDB Mudra Group's Chirag Bhatia says, "The IPL product offering overall has evolved over the years with the slicing and dicing that is possible on digital for both viewers and advertisers. For viewers, things like commentaries in 13 languages and various camera angle options are amazing. For advertisers the option of being able to choose from various cohorts ensures a better bang for their buck."

Chirag Bhatia, senior VP – Digital, DDB Mudra Group talks about advertisers seeing good ROI and reduced ad spend waste in IPL 2023 on JioCinema.

Star Sports lands in boycott controversy over comedian Munawar Faruqui’s presence in IPL

Munawar Faruqui and others were arrested for the alleged offences punishable under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including section 295-A which deals with deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class.

Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui, who was arrested and released on bail in 2021 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, featured in Star Sports’ coverage of the May 12 IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans. His presence led several Twitter users to call for boycott of Star Sports India.

How IPL 2023 became a thriving democracy of brands

Each proposition being unveiled this year has been carefully curated to enhance the brand’s proposition and increase the potential of scale and targeting possibilities they can extract on digital. (Image sourced via Twitter - @IPL)

It wouldn’t be surprising if Digital becomes the mother play of it all, and television regresses into the status of a niche-play. In the bargain every brand can advertise.

Explained: JioCinema’s premium play and how the streamer is changing the game

According to a recent report by Finecast-GroupM, the majority of households, precisely two out of three, prefer to use Connected TV as their primary mode of accessing TV content, with streaming being the most favored way of consuming TV.

After amassing record-breaking users through its freemium model and striking a content deal with Warner Bros content, JioCinema announced premium pricing of Rs999 a year to take on global rivals.

Explained: How AI and precision marketing has transformed election campaigns in India

Recently, there were deepfake videos circulating of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and of actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh. These videos were promptly taken down from social media platforms and complaints were filed to this effect. (Representative Image: Phil Scroggs via Unsplash)

Real-time surveys and integration of booth-level data to target individual voters to firing hundreds of posts in multiple languages simultaneously, election campaigns have changed with the advent of tech and AI.

Big Surge: TATA IPL 2023 on JioCinema gets record-breaking 1300 cr+ video views in first 5 weeks

JioCinema breached the peak concurrency records of TATA IPL twice in a span of five days. On April 12, they clocked a 2.23 crore peak during the Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match. Five days later, during the Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings fixture, JioCinema broke the record again with a concurrency of 2.4 crore. (Image source: Twitter - @IPL)

A record-shattering for TATA IPL 2023 on streamer JioCinema continues as the platform clocks over 1300 crore video views in the first five weeks of the league.

Disney+ Hotstar loses 4.6 million subscribers in second consecutive quarterly drop

Disney+ Hotstar accounted for about 33.5 percent of the total paid subscriber base of Disney+ which stood at 157.8 million for the quarter, down 2 percent from 161.8 million subscribers in the previous quarter. Disney+ Hotstar is currently available in India and certain Southeast Asia markets such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, although a majority of the subscribers are from India. (Representative Image: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)

Disney+ Hotstar’s subscriber decline for the quarter is its biggest one until now. It comes amid a loss of marquee content from the streaming service.