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Our women’s cricket team will create icons which will inspire the next generation: RCB chairman Prathmesh Mishra

Responding to Storyboard18's question, cricketer Smriti Mandhana said WPL is the right step in the direction of equal pay for women in sports. “Equal pay was an amazing move by the BCCI, and I would like to thank them for this step. We have witnessed how the IPL for the men’s team has benefited them. I hope that the same luck favors the women’s cricket team too. The Women’s Premier League is starting and is the next big step for the women’s cricket team in India. I hope this leads them in the right direction,” she said. (From left to right: RCB captain Smriti Mandhana, and RCB chairman Prathmesh Mishra)

At the launch of Women’s Premier League (WPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore chairman and chief commercial officer of Diageo India, and RCB’s captain Smriti Mandhana talk about gender inequality and pay disparity between men and women cricketers.

No Additional Data Charges for Watching IPL 2023

After watching an IPL match, the approximately 20 million affluent consumers who typically have unlimited Wi-Fi will still have 100 per cent of their data allowance available. The mass consumers segment, which comprises around 300 million users with daily data plans ranging from 2GB to 3GB, will have 77 per cent of their data remaining per day.

IPL 2023 will be a seamless and convenient experience all thanks to zero data barriers, affordable internet and free streaming on JioCinema

Will Connected TVs surpass HDTV in popularity with Free Streaming of IPL 2023?

The study aims to deliver comprehensive insights that will empower brands, publishers, OTT players, agencies and broadcasters to make informed decisions and drive business growth.

With cord-cutters, advent of 5G, rise of affluent audiences and shift towards Digital from Linear TV – CTV is setting the stage on fire for both viewers and advertisers this year,

Crypto ads and sponsorships banned during Women’s IPL 2023

CCPA has made the decision to safeguard and advance consumer rights by ensuring that no false or misleading advertisements of goods or services are published, in accordance with the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. (Representative Image: John Matychuk via Unsplash)

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI ) has decided to ban all forms of crypto advertising and sponsorships during this year’s Women’s IPL. The ban has also been imposed on tobacco and betting apps.

OTT content, retail media and localisation of sports to dominate ad, marketing industry in 2023: Report

Retail media in India is expected to double by 2027. In India, the rise of ad spends on digital retail media will depend on how the retail media networks are able to demonstrate the value by complementing search efforts and not competing with them. (Representative Image: Artem Beliaikin via Unsplash)

As per GroupM, India ranked eighth globally on ad spends and continues to be the fastest-growing market in 2023. Here are the trends that will push the growth.

Ad spends to grow at 15.5 percent: GroupM India

The launch and expansion of 5G services beyond top metros, combined with affordable smartphones, is also expected to drive ad spend growth. (Representational Image: Anthony Rosset via Unsplash)

India ranked eighth globally on ad spends and continues to be the fastest-growing market in 2023, as per GroupM.

TikTok wipes out its entire India team: Report

TikTok’s popularity especially in the U.S. has taken away Meta’s market share in the social media space too. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, is now looking at ways to catch up. (Image source: Solen Feyissa via Unsplash)

TikTok, which had the second largest user base in India, was banned in 2020 over national security reasons.

Disney+ Hotstar loses 3.8 million paid subscribers in its biggest quarterly decline to date

In emerging markets such as Indonesia, India and the Philippines, the main driver of internet advertising revenue is the increasing penetration and use of internet connectivity, particularly mobile and mobile sub-segments will continue to see strong growth (Representative Image: Glenn Carstens-Peters via Unsplash)

Disney+ Hotstar’s paid member base dropped 6 percent to 57.5 million for the quarter. This comes amid a major reorganisation at the media and entertainment giant under the recently reinstated CEO Bob Iger.

Media Mavens: More accountability is expected from business partners today, Sonali Malaviya, chief strategy and transformation officer, EssenceMediacom

"My style of leadership is extremely adaptive. I believe in situational leadership, adapt to the situation, to people, to teams and to the need of the hour. It could be anywhere from delegation, to being participative and sometimes even telling people what to do. What's key to me is to be flexible, and adjust to the requirements of the team in the moment that we are." - Sonali Malaviya, chief strategy and transformation officer, EssenceMediacom

Sonali Malaviya, chief strategy and transformation officer, EssenceMediacom, talks on gender gap and the changing media agency business.