Top Advertising, Marketing and Media news headlines of today - Feb 9, 2026

Goel will oversee Religare Broking’s strategic growth, strengthen client engagement, and enhance digital and research capabilities amid evolving trends in India’s capital markets. Read more...

The partnership will focus on content strategy, social media management, influencer collaborations, and brand storytelling to engage a new generation of consumers. Read more...

The development validates BestMediaInfo.com’s November 2025 reportage around a possible VML-Ogilvy consolidation and a wider creative restructuring at WPP. The ad giant is expected to issue a formal announcement on the WPP Creative development soon. Read more...

Exceed Group to work with Kumar’s core team, including Vedant Baali and Zenobia Kohla, to streamline brand operations, partnerships, and strategic growth. Read more...

Hosted by Anand Narasimhan, the show features former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar, S Sreesanth, Umesh Yadav, Monty Panesar, and social media influencer Yuvraj Dua. Read more...

These include Shrinivas SG (Discovery & Personalisation), Naveen Prashanth (Consumer Marketing), Abhishek Sharan (Engineering – Viewer Experience), Abhishek Varshney (AdTech), Chandru (Product Management), along with Chandramauli Singh and Nishant Paliwal. Read more...

Hearing adjourned as senior advocate Kapil Sibal is unwell; bench also permits additional litigant and involves MeitY in privacy policy dispute. Read more...

US regulators seek details on potential market dominance and impact on creative talent as rival Paramount–Skydance bid and international scrutiny add to ongoing merger review. Read more...

At its first board meeting of the year, MMA India brings together industry leaders to set out six focus areas around financial accountability, AI use cases, retail media, measurement and capability building. Read more...

The new campaign, titled ‘Thoda Plan, Thoda Complan’, draws on themes of routine, parental support and nutrition in children’s development. Read more...

The deal includes ‘better-for-you’ beverage business and supports distribution of Nexba and PACE across newer markets including India and other regions. Read more...

New hires expected to build systems for advertiser verification, brand safety and ad placement as company prepares small-scale ad rollout in the US. Read more...

The title is presented as a visual, AI-enabled playbook built around 12 actionable frameworks, with QR codes linking readers to interviews and conversations with CMOs and marketing leaders. Read more...

In his most recent role, he handled client and agency partnerships and ad sales across digital, publishing, live TV, VOD, CTV and OTT, and revenue strategy. Read more...

The denial comes after Delhi Police issued a public clarification stating that the online hype around the “missing girls” narrative was being pushed through paid promotion and warned of strict action against those “creating panic for monetary gains”. Read more...

ITC alleges infringement of trade dress and seeks injunction on Britannia’s ‘50:50 Cheese Dipped’; court directs parties to file affidavits, no interim order passed. Read more...

As the IPL moves closer to the 2026 season, mobile advertising is no longer trying to justify its presence alongside television. Read more...

Exceptional loss of Rs 70 crore on impairment charges as Q3 revenue from operations falls 19.83% year-on-year to Rs 299.05 crore in the December quarter. Read more...

Havas CX India’s X Index 2025 flags rising “CX Debt” as customers grow intolerant of broken journeys, inconsistent service and gaps between brand promises and delivery, even as Tata Motors tops the rankings again. Read more...

Final norms exempt live and deferred-live programming, audio-only content and standalone short-form ads, while mandating captions, audio description and ISL for new content, accessible user interfaces, quarterly reporting and a three-tier grievance redress system. Read more...