The Disney board of directors has unanimously voted to extend Bob Chapek’s contract as CEO for three more years. Chapek, 63, has had a nearly 30-year career at Disney. Chapek became the 7th CEO in Disney’s nearly 100-year history just weeks before the company’s theme parks and the majority of its content production were shut down due to Co...
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41% hike in complaints on misleading ads featuring celebs: ASCI
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has said while complaints against influencers and digital medium has increased substantially, those related to misleading ads featuring celebs spiked 41 percent with a staggering 92 percent found to be violating the industry watchdog’s guidelines. ASCI released its annual complaints report for...
DD Sports to air India vs. WI cricket tour
From July 22 to August 7, India will tour the West Indies for a limited-overs series. It has been officially announced that the nation’s ardent cricket fans will be able to watch the whole India tour of the West Indies on DD Sports on all Cable & DTH platforms. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has made this announcement. The...
OMTV appoints Sahil Kiran head of business, strategy
OMTV, India’s first sanatan storytelling platform, today announced the appointment of Sahil Kiran Vaidya as head of business and strategy. In his new role, Sahil will take care of the overall growth of the company via various associations and collaborations increasing the subscription base and reaching out to a wider audience via various crea...
Pushpendra Singh joins Viacom18 as CPO-Sports
Viacom18 has appointed Pushpendra Singh as Chief Product Officer (CPO)- Sports. Singh shared this information on his LinkedIn page. He will be leading the company’s foray into the acquisition, broadcasting, and monetization of sports properties. Sharing the news on Friday, Singh wrote, “Super stoked to announce my new stint as Chief...
Jawahar Goel steps down as Dish TV MD
Jawahar Goel on Friday stepped down as managing director of India’s first private sector DTH platform Dish TV after an EGM of the company, according to regulatory filings.
“Mr. Jawahar Lal Goel vacates office of Managing Director of the Company. He continues as a Non-Executive Direct...