Top News:

1. T Gangadhar joins Quotient Group
Mumbai-based brand and communications group Quotient Ventures has announced the appointment of media and advertising veteran T. Gangadhar (Gangs) as its Group CEO. This appointment is effective February 1st, 2023.

2. Women’s IPL: Viacom18 bags media rights
Viacom18 has been awarded the Women’s IPL media rights for Rs 951 crore for the next five years. Each match has been valued at Rs 7.09 crore. The rights comprise three categories – linear (TV), digital and combined (TV and digital) – and were sold globally.

3. Bharat Express ropes in Varun Kohli as CEO
In a significant move in the broadcast news space, Varun Kohli has joined Bharat Express group as their new Chief Executive Officer. Kohli has a very distinguished media career in leadership positions for last 28 years

4. IIHB: Suriya top celebrity in South India
According to IIHB’s TIARA South Research Report 2023, Suriya emerged as the top celebrity in South India. Allu Arjun was tops in Tollywood. Vijay trailed Suriya at #2 in Kollywood. Dulquer Salmaan and Fahadh Faasil topped in Mollywood and Sandalwood.

5. Reports: Twitter to offer free space to advertisers
Reports state that Twitter is going to offer free space to advertisers. Some news reports said this was being timed around the Super Bowl week for attracting promoted tweets. The tech company is trying to match advertisers’ ad spending of up to $250,000, an article said.