Month: December 2023

Vivendi floats a plan to split its businesses

Canal+, Havas and Lagardère are currently experiencing strong growth in an international context marked by numerous investment opportunities.(Representative Image: AbsolutVision via Unsplash)

The French digital entertainment and communications company said its management board has proposed a study of the feasibility of a split into publicly-traded entities.

A third of online shoppers in India are Gen Z: Report

Spends on essentials like personal care & household items have increased for 48 percent of families. Consumption remains the same for 39 percent of families. The net score is at +34 this month. (Representative image by Brooke Lark via Unsplash)

By 2028 India’s e-retail market is expected to bounce back to 23 percent–25 percent growth levels & reach over $160 billion, stated a report released by global consultancy firm Bain & Company in collaboration with e-com platform Flipkart.

Ashneer Grover and BharatPe saga: Is the founder seeking reinstatement as BharatPe Managing Director?

The incident came amid escalating tensions between India and the Maldives, sparked by derogatory remarks made by certain ministers from the island nation directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Ashneer Grover has moved NCLT seeking reinstatement as BharatPe Managing Director and revocation of the termination of his wife Madhuri Jain Grover, as per reports.

Elon Musk’s xAI extends its AI chatbot Grok to India, others

At the time of launch, xAI said the chatbot has access to real-time information from X, thereby ensuring that its knowledge is up-to-date and relevant. In contrast, ChatGPT and Google's Bard aggregates information from various public sources including web content, books and Wikipedia. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Grok is available to subscribers of X Premium+, the top subscription tier of X. It is being rolled out in a phased manner, granting early access to longstanding subscribers across web, iOS and Android.

Global news publisher Axel Springer collaborates with OpenAI

The collaboration also involves the use of quality content from Axel Springer media brands for advancing the training of OpenAI’s sophisticated large language models. (Representative (main) Image: Jon Tyson via Unsplash)

With this partnership, ChatGPT users around the world will receive summaries of selected global news content from Axel Springer’s media brands including POLITICO, BUSINESS INSIDER, and European properties BILD and WELT, including otherwise paid content.

Prasar Bharati invites e-tenders for media sales agency for its OTT platform: Exclusive

As per the tender document, the onboarded media agency has to figure out and create an inventory of hyper local advertising, sports advertising, advertising for new launches and others from the first day itself. (Representative Image: Erik Mclean via Unsplash)

Earlier this week, the public broadcaster started looking for a PR and marketing agency. Storyboard18 was the first to report.

Investing in skills and talent crucial for online gaming: Sumanta Dey

WinZO also partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D), the Delhi Technological University (DTU), the Netaji Subhash University of Technology (NSUT), and the IIITD to launch its new cyber security programme, Code Health and Security Evaluation (CHASE). (Representative Image: Omid Armin via Unsplash)

The senior director, public policy and corporate affairs, Head Digital Works, talks about challenges the gaming industry faces.