Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Sony officially pulls out of $10 billion Zee merger: Reports

According to Bloomberg, the Japanese entertainment company made multiple filings to India’s National Company Law Tribunal(NCLT) on Thursday to pull out of the merger agreement with Zee. (Image sourced via Sony website)

While reports of a revived Zee-Sony merger surfaced a fortnight back, Zee denied any such developments.

Dentsu Creative bags the integrated creative mandate of Popeyes

The account was won following a multi-agency pitch and will be serviced from the agency’s Gurugram office.

As per the mandate, Dentsu Creative will develop end-to-end creative solutions for Popeyes India. This includes the development of brand strategy, identity, communication, and a robust digital presence.

Storyboard18 Visionaries – Bengaluru chapter: Blockbuster celebration of marketing brilliance

From decades-old organizations to decade-old startups, leaders across a spectrum of companies and industries gathered at the Storyboard18 - Visionaries Bangalore edition on February 28. (From top left: Ramesh Srinivasan, Ishita Grover, Ravi Desai, Pranesh Urs. Bottom left: Shubhranshu Singh and Sumit Virmani)

Over a hundred marketing leaders and CXOs gathered to celebrate leading marketing minds at the Bengaluru chapter of Storyboard18 Visionaries.

Anant Ambani pre-wedding celebrations start with Anna Seva

The Ambani family follows the principle of 'Manav seva hi Madhav seva', meaning service to humanity is service to God. In honour of this, they begin every occasion in their family by providing for and serving people and reinforcing their commitment to the community. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Ahead of the pre-wedding celebrations from March 1-3, Ambani family embarked on Anna Seva in villages near located around Reliance’s Jamnagar township.

Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding festivities: Take a look at the jungle-themed invite

Anant Ambani chose Jamnagar for his pre-wedding festivities because the city has a special place in his heart. An animal lover, the youngest Ambani has spent much of his time and energy on Vantara, the wildlife rescue and rehabilitation that is spread across 3,000 acres within the green belt of Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery Complex. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding festivities in Jamnagar will have different themed functions for the guests.

Reliance’s Viacom18 signs a binding agreement with The Walt Disney Company

The combined entity will have lucrative sports properties which not only include premium cricket IPs like Indian Premier League (both TV and digital), ICC cricket tournaments (both TV and digital) but also other major sporting events like Wimbledon and Pro Kabaddi League.

The agreement, which would see the businesses of Viacom18 and Star India combined, would value it at Rs 70, 352 crore on a post money basis.

Xiaomi Technology’s Manu Kumar Jain announces G42’s founding team

Manu Kumar Jain, who had led Xiaomi Technology as global vice president, had joined G42 as chief executive officer in September 2023.

Aakriti Gupta will head the company as the finance director, Reema Dash will take up the designation of a legal director. Sanuj Shah has been onboarded as the program director, and Rahul Pal will look after spearheading the AI efforts.

Reliance Consumer Products inks partnership with Srilankan beverage brand Elephant House

This move is in alignment with Reliance’s strategy to increase its beverage offerings in a market, which is still dominated by multinational giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi. (Image source: News18)

Elephant House is owned by Ceylon Cold Stores, which is Sri Lanka’s largest listed conglomerate. Beverages like Necto, Cream Soda, EGB (Ginger Beer), Orange Barley, and Lemonade, among others, are marketed under the Elephant House brand.