Top Advertising, Marketing and Media news headlines of today - Sept 29, 2025

Ekta Kapoor fronts Yes Madam’s Korean beauty push, but her K-drama claim raises eyebrows. Read more...

The event will also feature L Murugan, Devendra Fadnavis, Sanjay Jaju, Harshavardhan Agarwal and Kevin Vaz. Read more...

Rallapalli confirmed his new role, noting the change comes after a nearly decade-long tenure at his previous organization, ABP. Read more...

The Asia Cup 2025 final may have been thrilling on the field, but millions of viewers accused the exclusive streaming partner of testing their patience. Read more...

Developed with Ogilvy and Aesthetic Intelligence Labs, Coco blends handcrafted animation with generative AI for scalable storytelling. Read more...

Platform terms ‘Sahyog’ portal arbitrary, says order infringes Indian citizens’ constitutional rights. Read more...

Court cites bad faith adoption, confusion risk, and directs Registrar to rectify trademark records. Read more...

Guha's current term is set to expire on November 30, 2025. In his role, he has been credited with providing strategic leadership, driving scale, and spearheading transformation initiatives at Birlasoft. Read more...

Before this, Suri held senior leadership roles at PepsiCo, Pernod Ricard, Moët Hennessy, Diageo, and most recently The Coca-Cola Company (HCCB), where he pioneered the Ready-to-Drink (RTD) alcoholic beverages category in India. Read more...

Update strengthens localisation with regional conventions, design assets, and advanced features like real-time dashboards. Read more...

New unit to focus on agriculture, health, education, financial inclusion, governance and sustainability with advanced analytics capabilities. Read more...

Of the $605 million in spend assessed, $544 million, or 98%, came from local, country-specific reviews. Read more...

'Healthy Mode' is now available to Zomato users in Gurugram, with plans to expand to other markets soon. Read more...

Ad-free viewing for most videos across devices; ads remain on Shorts and music content. Read more...

Sequeira joined the WPP-owned media network in 2021 as Chief Product Officer. Read more...

Manhas is the third consecutive cricketer to lead the board, with Devajit Saikia re-elected secretary and Arun Dhumal retaining IPL GC chairmanship. Read more...

The company also named new board members including PB Balaji and Sudha Krishnan as it finalises demerger governance. Read more...

The appointed date for the merger will coincide with its effective date, and Jio Star must file the order with the Registrar of Companies within 30 days. Read more...

The business news channel will debut South Central on September 29 and The Interview with Ayesha Faridi on October 3. Read more...

This move suggests OpenAI is ready to treat ChatGPT as not just a product but a consumer brand. Read more...

Linked to production hubs in New York, London and Shanghai, the studio fuses creativity with AI, editing suites and CGI to serve brands faster. Read more...

The final order explicitly prohibits Omnicom from denying advertising dollars to media outlets based on their political or ideological stance, unless such decisions are made at the "express and individualised direction" of its advertiser clients. Read more..

While aimed at building a social security fund for cine workers, the 2% cess risks slowing ticket sales and denting TV subscription revenues. Read more...

India’s price-sensitive market could make or break Meta’s subscription experiment, with ripple effects on ad budgets and creators. Read more...

While youth dominance is the brag, it’s also the blind spot. In a market as varied as India, where cars, mutual funds and household durables still pay the biggest ad cheques, can a youth-only pitch really pull in the breadth of budgets Snap wants? Snapchat thinks it will. Read more...

“Where advertising can influence major life decisions or expose consumers to emotional harm, it must be held to appropriately rigorous standards of truthfulness and transparency,” says ASCI. Read more...