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BBC restructures India business; in a first-ever move, transfers newsroom publishing licence to a pvt limited company

As per reports, the BBC has sent a proposal to the Govt, asking to acquire 26 percent of the new entity.

The BBC has transferred its newsroom publishing licence in India to a private limited company, Collective Newsroom, marking a first for BBC’s global operations.

JPMorgan Chase launches new digital media business

Chase Media earlier said that it created 30-day campaigns for its pilot partners including Blue Bottle Coffee, Whataburger, and Air Canada. (Image sourced via CNBC)

JPMorgan Chase’s new business – Chase Media Solutions will use company-owned transaction data and the scale of a retail media network to accurately target its consumers.

Why do “budget customers of Bharat” expect to be treated poorly by financial services brands?

Piramal Finance is building a "scalable model of empathy" to meet the diverse financing needs of the under-served and unserved people of ‘Bharat’ market. (Image credit: Unsplash via Jerry Mathew)

“They expect to be treated poorly and when they just get treated like a human, it overwhelms them,” says Piramal Finance’s MD Jairam Sridharan about the ‘budget customers of Bharat’. Find out why.

EXCLUSIVE: IPG agencies corner Air India’s media and creative business; marking a huge win for the group

Air India’s Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson and Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of the board of Tata Sons, at the unveiling of Air India's new look and logo at an event in 2023.

Initiative, part of IPG Mediabrands, won Tata Group-owned Air India’s media planning and buying mandate after a competitive months-long pitch last year. The account is one of the most prestigious in the country as the iconic airline brand undergoes a transformation.

ZEE becomes a one-man show as Punit Goenka assumes charge of all critical roles

The company's focus has been on "frugality", optimization, and quality content, after the ZEE-Sony merger collapsed in January 2024. As part of the restructuring efforts, Goenka streamlined and revamped ZEEL's technology and innovation centre, resulting in a 50 percent reduction in its workforce at the end of March 2024. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Although ZEEL plans to elevate certain team members across businesses, MD and CEO Punit Goenka plans to assume direct charge of the critical business verticals.

Zee top-level churn: Is Zee Studios’ CEO Shariq Patel on his way out too?

On April 5, ZEEL MD and CEO Punit Goenka initiated the process of reducing the company’s workforce by 15 percent to streamline the teams and be able to achieve targeted goals of the company.

After Rahul Johri and Punit Misra, is ZEEL facing more resignations? Shariq Patel, CEO of Zee Studios, is likely to be departing soon.

ZEE layoffs: Zee CEO Punit Goenka plans to slash workforce by 15 percent

ZEE Media, through IDPL, to invest in NewsReach which calls itself a "PR solution platform provider connecting advertisers to their target audience."

The proposed structure is aimed towards arriving at a cost-effective operational model with speed and agility as the core areas of focus.

Disney CEO Bob Iger says company to crack down on password sharing starting June

When rival platform Netflix cracked down on password sharing, it gained nearly 22 million subscribers as a result, in the second half of 2023. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

The move is a step forward in the company’s plans to increase subscriber counts and make the streaming business profitable.

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma backed Pai Platforms launches ‘PaiPai’ ONDC app

Pai Platforms is not the first fintech to do this. PhonPe, a rival of Paytm’s too launched Pincode, an app on ONDC last year. (Image sourced from CNBC)

The launch of the app comes two months after Paytm E-commerce Private Limited rebranded as Pai Platforms and acquired ONDC seller-side platform, Bitsila.

What did ZEE’s Punit Misra say in his resignation letter?

Punit Misra oversees content for both the TV network of ZEE as well as its digital offering ZEE5, both domestically and globally. He also manages ZEEL’s international business spanning 190 countries.

Punit Misra is all set for the next phase of his professional journey, he said in the letter.