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CNN-News18 Reshapes Schedule Around Audience Needs
Media

CNN-News18 Refreshes Programming Under Voice for a New India

CNN-News18 has reworked its weekday and weekend line-up with anchor-led shows, new geopolitical and health segments, and multi-platform distribution.

17 Sep · 3 min
India Radio Ad Volumes Grow 1.2% in Jan–Jul 2026
Media

Radio Ad Volumes Rise 1.2% in Jan–Jul 2026: TAM AdEx

TAM AdEx data shows India’s radio ad volumes grew 1.2% in Jan–Jul 2026, with Maruti Suzuki topping advertisers and real estate leading categories.

16 Sep · 3 min
Video production is high—serving still lags
Martech

Bannerflow: 78% Make Video Ads, Only 46% Serve Them

Bannerflow analysis of 300+ brands: 78% made video, only 46% served video impressions. The real gap is activation, not production.

16 Sep · 2 min
ChatGPT Ads: Test Cheap Inventory, Keep Core Budget on Google
Marketing News

ChatGPT Ads: A Short-Term Test, Not Your Core Strategy

ChatGPT Ads offer cheap inventory and low competition today, but distribution data suggests they belong in the test budget, not the core plan.

16 Sep · 3 min
Fox News, MS NOW Post Demo Gains as CNN Slides
Media

Fox News, MS NOW Post Demo Gains as CNN Slips

Nielsen data for the week of Aug 31 shows Fox News and MS NOW with double-digit A25-54 gains in separate dayparts, while CNN fell…

15 Sep · 3 min
News Networks Go Live for 9/11's 25th Anniversary
Media

News Networks Plan Wall-to-Wall 9/11 25th Anniversary Coverage

CBS, CNN, NBC, Fox News and more are staging live 9/11 anniversary specials from New York, Washington and Shanksville. What it means for media…

9 Sep · 3 min
Your 2027 CTV Budget Needs Evidence, Not Faith
Media

Why Your 2027 CTV Budget Needs Test Data Before November

B2B marketers planning 2027 budgets have roughly 90 days to generate their own connected TV data. Here's what a narrow CTV test can and…

8 Sep · 4 min
India's OTT Audience Hits 665 Million, CTV Users Up 60%
Media

India’s OTT Universe Hits 665 Million; CTV Users Up 60%

Ormax's 2026 OTT report pegs India's streaming audience at 664.9 million, paid subscriptions at 172.6 million and CTV users up 60% to 206.9 million.

8 Sep · 3 min
Sebamed Enters ChatGPT Advertising With WPP Media
Media

Sebamed Taps WPP Media for ChatGPT Ad Push in India

Sebamed, marketed in India by USV, is among the early brands testing ChatGPT advertising with WPP Media, targeting skincare queries at the point of…

8 Sep · 3 min
D2C brands split on creator spend as AI copyright line is drawn
Marketing News

D2C Brands Split on Creator Spend as AI Copyright Rules Shift

D2C brands are rewriting influencer budgets, India's Copyright Office draws an AI authorship line, and YouTube pushes deeper into living-room prime time.

7 Sep · 4 min

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