Top Advertising, Marketing and Media news headlines of today - Jan 8, 2026

The AI-driven skincare brand will roll out a television commercial and a multi-platform campaign featuring the cricketer during the Women’s T20 League. Read more...

The FMCG arm of Reliance Industries expands the Campa beverage portfolio with its packaged drinking water brand, positioning it at lower price points across multiple pack sizes. Read More...

Singh brings experience across brand scaling, analytics and performance marketing, and will advise the founders on growth strategy and measurement frameworks. Read more...

Vedula brings over two decades of experience across consumer goods, FMCD and digital-first businesses, having led marketing, P&L and business strategy roles across organisations. Read more...

EssenceMediacom exits the account as Publicis Starcom takes charge of the Flipkart Group’s media planning and buying mandate following a competitive multi-agency pitch. Read more...

Clarification follows exit speculation, with sources confirming Sangani continues to lead News18 Digital as chief executive. Read more...

Announced on January 1, 2026, the Sapphire Foods–Devyani merger will proceed via a share-swap, with regulatory approvals expected over 12–15 months under the agreed scheme. Read more...

The new Health space allows users to securely connect medical records and wellness apps, offering contextual health information while maintaining strict data separation and privacy safeguards. Read more...

The Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence company expands its investor base beyond the targeted round size as it continues to scale compute infrastructure and model development. Read more...

In a quarterly update, the company said easing inflation and improving affordability, following lower GST rates, were expected to support consumption trends. Read more...

The newly launched body will bring together multiple regional film industries under a single national framework, with the Producers Guild of India joining as chief patron and institutional partner. Read more...

Triton Communications was founded in 1991 by industry veterans Ali Merchant and Munawar Syed. Alchemist said it is searching for a CEO, described more as a “co-founder”, who will lead Triton as an independent agency. Read more...

From OpenAI’s ChatGPT on WPL to Canva on Shark Tank India, tech platforms are buying into high-reach sports and prime-time IPs to build mass visibility and trust beyond digital-only marketing. Read more...

The Media Impact Report details viewership, social engagement, and international pickup, highlighting the interview’s cross-continental reach and media resonance. Read more...

The new commercial, conceptualised by FCB (Omnicom), shows a child playfully capturing sunlight, highlighting vitamin D in Sunfeast Marie Light while keeping its familiar taste. Read more...

The actor will represent Dubstep as it expands its portfolio of consumer tech products across India’s e-commerce and quick commerce platforms. Read more...

Sampat brings senior marketing experience across aviation, travel and hospitality, having held leadership roles at Air India, Vistara, Expedia Group, TripAdvisor and The Oberoi Group. Read more...

Srinivasan will oversee global marketing at Freshworks and report to Chief Integrated Customer Growth Officer Mika Yamamoto, who continues to lead sales, support and customer success teams. Read more...

WPP Media Sports brings media, partnerships, content and analytics under a single structure to reflect changing fan behaviour across live sport, streaming, social and gaming. Read more...

Realme, which has a strong presence in India, Southeast Asia and Europe, started as an Oppo sub-brand in 2018 before becoming an independent brand later that year, according to reports. Read more...

Sources said, although the reply was long and detailed, it "missed" key information including takedown details and specific action that has been taken on the Grok AI obscene content issue, and to prevent it in future. Read more...

The company said the new Omni is built on the combined strengths of Omnicom and recently acquired Interpublic, bringing together creativity, media, data and AI for a “platform-dominated” marketing environment. Read more...

Havas said AVA is built to provide secure, centralised access to leading AI models and to “democratise” AI across its global network, extending over time to client partnerships. Read more...

The I&B Ministry’s annual report flags tighter CBC ad eligibility, statutory circulation desk audits and a purge of 1.02 lakh ‘defunct’ periodicals. Read more...

Publishers say credibility built in newspapers now strengthens digital extensions, with print as the anchor and digital as the amplifier. Read more...

As in-house teams grow and consultancies enter marketing, Amitesh Rao reflects on how agencies are redefining relevance, perspective and value in a landscape still taking shape. Read more...

Sangani was appointed as News18 Digital CEO in April 2025. Before taking over the digital CEO role, he led the group’s Indian languages business and earlier headed its regional language cluster. Read more...