Top Advertising, Marketing and Media news headlines of today - Sept 12, 2025

The PRS IN VIVO suite in India offers training, category review, design evaluation, and benchmarking to help brands understand shopper behaviour and packaging impact. Read more...

Set in Mathura, Binddii follows a young girl raised in prison as she battles a hostile world and confronts her father and a ruthless mafia don to free her mother. Read more...

Shareholders will receive $7.85 per share in cash, marking a 63% premium, as Bending Spoons plans to expand Vimeo’s streaming, self-service and enterprise offerings. Read more...

The potential deal would add HBO, CNN and Warner’s film studio to Skydance’s portfolio, uniting leading franchises across film, TV and streaming. Read more...

Data can guide decisions, but it cannot replace context, creativity or long-term brand building. Read more...

The report highlights climate, geopolitics, digital innovation and human capital as key levers for leadership, while cautioning that policy uncertainty, AI risks. Read more...

The deal, disclosed in a regulatory filing to the BSE and NSE on Thursday, elevates Marico’s ownership from 53.98% to 100%, making HW Wellness a wholly-owned subsidiary. Read more...

Patanjali contests the Delhi High Court directive to remove specific lines from Patanjali’s print and TV ads, which the court found misleading and damaging to competitors. Read more...

The agency issues orders to seven firms to examine how chatbots affect young users, including their role in simulating relationships and handling personal data. Read more...

The dispute centers on WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update, which the CCI deemed an abuse of Meta’s dominant position in the market for over-the-top (OTT) messaging apps in India. Read more...

The campaign highlights everyday bonds through two films, where gifting a saree becomes more than fabric, representing emotion, memory, and lasting connection. Read more...

Indians now spend an average of 20 hours per visitor each month on social platforms, which collectively reach 89.3% of the country’s total digital population, placing India among the most penetrated social markets globally, according to Comscore’s State of Social 2025 – India Edition. Read more...

Brands are shifting toward digital-first strategies, sharper targeting, and smarter allocations, while gold and diamonds continue to dominate category visibility. Read more...

The updates come as the platform eyes the festive season in India, where advertising spend is projected to surge, and reflect YouTube's broader push into AI-driven personalisation and creator support. Read more...