- Noida may allow operators to use 25% of e-cycle stations for ads. The ambitious rent-a-bike facility was supposed to take off a year ago, but no agency has come forward to run the project yet.
- HUL tops personal care/hygiene advertisers in Y 2020: TAM AdEx report. Compared to Q1 of Y 2020, Q4 witnessed 38 per cent growth in ad volumes of the personal care/hygiene sector, the report stated.
- The personal care and hygiene sector on television rose by 7% in 2020 as compared to 2019. According to the TAM advertising by the sector: Personal Care/Hygiene report, Q4 witnessed a 38% ad volume growth compared to the first quarter of 2020.
- In-content advertising deemed most efficient in branded content integration: Study Insights released by Whisper Media were conducted by Kantar and Orbit, based on anonymous data.
- IPL 2021:
1. Sports broadcaster, Star Sports has begun the countdown to Vivo IPL with 14 sponsors already on board for this season. The broadcaster announced Dream11, Byjus, Phone Pe, Just Dial, Bingo, Kamla Pasand, AMFI, Frooti, Asian Paints, Thums Up, Vodafone-Idea, Mondelez, Amazon Prime, and Groww as sponsors. (Source: Exchange4Media)
2. PhonePe becomes IPL 2021 official co-presenting sponsor for TV broadcast. (Source: BrandEquity)
3. As the demand for IPL ad inventory grows by the day, Disney+ Hotstar has decided to increase the rates for the remaining ad slots of the property by 20% from April 1. The platform has roped in 12 sponsors for IPL 2021 with few more deals in the offing. (Source: Exchange4Media)
- RAM Ratings Week 4’21-Week 7’21: Fever FM tops in Mumbai, Delhi; Big FM overtook Radio City in Bangalore while Radio Mirchi led in Kolkata.
- BARC top 5 advertisers of the week 11 (13th March – 19th March 2021) are – Reckitt Benckiser, Hindustan Lever LTD, ITC LTD, Cadburys India LTD, Godrej Consumer Products LTD.
- According to BARC weekly data, the following were the top 5 free and paid TV channels in week 11 (13th March – 19th March 2021) –
Paid–Sun TV, Star Maa, Star Plus, Star Vijay, Sony SAB
Free– Star Utsav, Zee Anmol, Sony Pal, Dangal, Colors Rishtey.