Beyond cartel claims: Fixing the broken media model

As someone who built a career inside the agency ecosystem—and eventually stepped away not out of frustration but conviction—it’s evident to me that this isn’t a story of villains and victims. It’s a story of a flawed structure. One that agencies, media owners, and especially advertisers have all helped shape, often unintentionally. The middleman that…

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No Tall Claims: CCPA warns JEE, NEET coaching centres over misleading ads, issues notices

New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has pulled up several coaching centres for flouting advertising norms and engaging in unfair trade practices, particularly those institutes that help students prepare for joint entrance examination (JEE) for undergraduate engineering programs and national eligibility cum entrance test (NEET) for undergraduate medical courses. Several prominent institutes have…

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Women’s Day 2025: ‘She Directs Ads’ collective launched to amplify voices of Indian female ad directors

Women’s Day 2025: ‘She Directs Ads’, a collective dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indian female advertising directors was launched on Saturday to mark the International Women’s Day. Founded by a group of women filmmakers from India’s advertising industry, this initiative aims to celebrate, connect, and create opportunities for women directors. Despite their contributions to…

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JioStar sets record ₹5,000 crore ad target for IPL 2025. Advertisers not that bullish

JioStar executives remain bullish, citing strong advertiser demand, new audience targeting capabilities, and real-time measurement innovations. “We are seeing record demand for IPL this year,” said Ishan Chatterjee, chief business officer, sports revenue, SMB & creator at JioStar. “With the kind of reach and engagement IPL commands, brands are prioritising it as the marquee event…

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