Author: Kashmeera Sambamurthy

Sony Pictures Networks bags exclusive media rights for inaugural season of Indian Street Premier League

The league is supported by legends of the game and film stars. Some of the key names include: Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ram Charan, Suriya and others.

Under the terms of the agreement, SPNI has secured the broadcast rights and the league’s matches will be broadcasted on both linear television and the OTT platform.

Tata Play Binge onboards punjabi OTT platform PTC Play to its mix

Now with just 1 Tata Play Binge subscription, customers can access DistroTV’s offerings too (Image source: Amazon)

With this partnership, Tata Play Binge users in India will have access to Live TV Channels, Punjabi Movies, Punjabi Web Series, Award Shows, Reality Shows, latest Punjabi Songs, Punjabi Virsa, Punjabi Short Films, Kids Special Content and more.

GOZOOP HAWK bags listening and digital customer support mandate for Amazon miniTV

Amazon miniTV offers a large library of popular web series, movies, reality shows, dubbed international content, in multiple genres like comedy, romance, slice of life, thriller and more.

As part of the mandate, GOZOOP HAWK’s key responsibilities will include handling digital customer support, monitoring online brand chatter, amplifying positive stories, measuring sentiments, providing timely resolutions and deriving actionable business insights for the brand by understanding and tracking valuable web conversations to delight customers.

FM Nirmal Sitharaman, RBI deputy governor and top officials to meet fintech heads

This meeting is in the wake of RBI’s regulatory action against Paytm’s banking arm Paytm Payments Bank. On the government’s agenda, fintech and innovation in fintech stand as the topmost priority. This is followed by digital payments being a mainstay of its social sector programmes, stated a media report.

The meeting, which is scheduled for February 26, is to reassure the fintech industry that the sector would be a priority for the government.

Havas India’s transformation chief Jaibeer Ahmad on his way out

Jaibeer Ahmad started his career at Lowe Lintas and Partners as account executive, and went on to work across Ogilvy & Mather, Draft FCB Ulka, Rediffusion Y&R, Samsung Electronics, Saatchi & Saatchi, J. Walter Thompson and Cheil Worldwide.

Jaibeer Ahmad was reporting to Rana Barua, Group CEO, Havas India, South East Asia & North Asia (Japan & South Korea).

Dentsu Creative bags the creative mandate of Motorola

The agency won the mandate following a multi-agency pitch and will service the brand from its Delhi office. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

As per the mandate, Dentsu Creative will spearhead a wide spectrum of services across digital and mainline platforms.

How did Indian Express Group’s Viveck Goenka come to own Saddam Hussein’s car?

Viveck Goenka has also established one of India’s best classic cars restoration workshops. His collection also has vintage Land Rovers and Rolls Royce. It includes a Range Rover bought from the Delhi State Trading Company, his first ever car from the British marque. At the Cartier Concours 2019, Viveck and Zita Goenka’s 1951 Standard-Vanguard Phase 1 won the Mark Shand Adventurer Trophy, which honours the memory of the late British travel writer and conservationist known for his love for elephants and his backing for the Indian concours.

Find out how Viveck Goenka acquired the car once owned by Iraq’s Saddam Hussein.