Top Advertising, Marketing and Media news headlines of today - Oct 30, 2025

Mitra had joined Disney Star in 2023 as ad sales head for Star Sports. Before JioStar, Mitra was COO, APAC at Essence. Read more...

The company management pointed to a signed agreement to divest its ~12% stake in Rapido, expected to add about Rs 2,400 crore to the treasury post completion. Read more...

The new Firefly Foundry service lets businesses co-develop proprietary generative AI models across image, video, and 3D formats, integrated within Adobe’s creative tools. Read more...

Dabur Ventures to back high-potential, digital-first businesses aligned to personal care, health care, wellness foods, beverages and Ayurveda. Read more...

Having led Cipla’s India business and now its global operations, Gupta has been recognised for improving profitability, expanding reach, and driving operational efficiency. Read more...

Joshi now leads global marketing for Lay’s Stax, Minis, and PepsiCo’s imports portfolio, building on her experience across snacks, beverages, and major FMCG brands. Read more...

Zee Media expands into competitive gaming with esports tournament featuring a Rs 10 lakh prize pool, partnerships with Glazer Games and Thryl. Read more...

BITKRAFT Ventures and Redseer’s The Gaming and Interactive Media Opportunity in India report highlights fast-paced growth driven by youth, smartphones, and interactive content. Read more...

WPP reported a 5.9% fall in revenue less pass-through costs in Q3 2025 to £2.46 billion, with the decline linked to weaker media performance and recent client losses. Read more...

Girish Kousgi will oversee IIFL Home Finance’s operations across home loans, MSME lending, and construction finance, steering business growth and strategic expansion. Read more...

The report details collaborations with 27 NGOs and contributions exceeding Rs 98 million in 2024–25 towards education, healthcare, women’s empowerment, and sustainability. Read more...

Starlink conducts technical and security trials in Mumbai as it prepares for satellite internet rollout in India, pending government and spectrum approvals. Read more...

Dinichert with over 20 years of experience in global advertising and commerce technology, will lead Criteo’s worldwide sales and operations for Performance Media. Read more...

Jaiswal joined Comscore from Dun & Bradstreet in 2022 as Sales Director, where he has been instrumental in supporting growth across key accounts in the region. Read more...

Balance-sheet quality of the company also weakened further, with net worth falling to Rs 489.33 crore from Rs 532.20 crore, reported a year earlier. Read more...

Kukreti brings over two decades of newsroom experience from India TV and Republic Bharat, where she worked across Hindi and English prime-time formats. Read more...

Mascarenhas, with over two decades of experience across digital marketing, sports, media, fintech and FMCG, has led campaigns for brands such as Dream11, ZEE5 and JioBlackRock. Read more...

The amalgamation of NDTV Networks, NDTV Worldwide, NDTV Media and NDTV Labs into the parent to narrow gap between consolidated and standalone reporting from Q3 onward. Read more...

The shift from English-led communication to Hindi storytelling redefined the Indian advertising landscape, reflecting deeper changes in culture, identity and influence. Read more...

PepsiCo, after nearly 25 years, decided to press refresh, not on its products, but on its personality. Read more...

Khan, who joins Pantaloons from Raymond Lifestyle, has over 15 years of experience in digital marketing and brand transformation across FMCG, retail and consumer sectors. Read more...

Revenue hits $102.3 billion; Google Services reaches $87.1 billion, YouTube ads cross $10 billion, and Cloud grows 34% as AI demand scales. Read more...

The FAST channel will stream cultural and mythological narratives across JioTV, LG, Xiaomi and RunnTV, beginning with its digital original Hamara Vinayak. Read more...

Family of Apps delivers $50.08b in ad revenue. Meta raises 2025 capex to $70–72b and guides Q4 revenue to $56–59b. Read more...

Speculation earlier this week suggested that DDB Worldwide could be folded into TBWA as part of a post-deal simplification of Omnicom’s creative networks. Read more...