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Shalimar Paints Appoints Ashok Gupta As MD
Ashok Gupta has been named as the managing director of Shalimar Paints, according to media reports. Gupta will continue to serve as the Vice Chairman at APL Apollo Tubes, where he was, until recently, working as the Managing Director.
82.5 Communications Appoints Preeta Mathur As Group Creative Director
82.5 Communications has appointed Preeta Mathur as Group Creative Director. Preeta will be based in Delhi and will head creative for 82.5 Delhi.
Telegram Update Brings ‘Send When Online’ Feature
WhatsApp’s rival, Telegram has recently rolled out new features to further enhance the app and its privacy. In the latest update, Telegram allows users to change the theme as well schedule messages when the receiver goes online. The feature is called ‘Send when online’.
NBF Appoints R Jai Krishna as Secretary General
News Broadcasters Federation has appointed R Jai Krishna as its Secretary General. As per afaqs, Krishna has previously worked with HT Media, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Express among others.
Cadbury Crème Egg Launches Video Streaming Platform
Cadbury Crème Egg has launched a video-on-demand platform called “Eatertainment”. As per campaign live, the platform will host tongue-in-cheek films inspired by the debate around how consumers should eat a Creme Egg. Two of the originals written and produced by Amazon, will also be on Amazon Prime.