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India’s CTV ad market to reach TV’s scale next year, says Media Partners Asia’s Vivek Couto

India’s connected TV (CTV) advertising market is set to match traditional television advertising by 2027, said Vivek Couto, co-founder, CEO and executive director of Media Partners Asia, at FICCI FRAMES 2026. He said India has around 65 million active CTV households, with CTV advertising at roughly $850 million, and expects the segment to reach TV’s … Read more

GOPIZZA becomes GTGO as it builds a multi-brand Korean food platform

GOPIZZA has rebranded as GTGO, shifting from a single-category pizza business to a multi-brand Korean food and beverage platform. The change coincides with the company’s fifth anniversary. Founded in South Korea in 2016, it now operates across 11 countries. In India, GTGO runs more than 65 stores across three brands: GOPIZZA for pizza, Gochujang for … Read more

Sparkonomy launches Open Creator Graph to give creators a say in AI use

Sparkonomy has launched the Open Creator Graph, a public identity and consent record that lets creators state how AI systems can use their name, image, likeness, voice and other identity attributes. Founded by three former Google executives, the platform pairs creator identity verification with AI consent preferences. Creators can claim records via an existing Instagram, … Read more

ASCI releases guidelines on labelling AI-generated ad content

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released its guidelines for Responsible Labelling of Synthetically Generated Content in Advertising, spelling out when advertisers must disclose AI use and which applications are not allowed. Framed after consultations on the draft released in May, the framework focuses on consumer impact rather than the technology itself. It … Read more

JioStar CEO Kevin Vaz calls for immediate resumption of BARC ratings

JioStar CEO Kevin Vaz has urged the government to restore BARC audience ratings at once, warning that the absence of credible, verifiable television data is creating uncertainty for broadcasters, advertisers and agencies just ahead of the festive season. Speaking at the inaugural address of FICCI FRAMES 2026 on September 29, he said reliable measurement is … Read more

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Voice ad shows AI getting everyday things done

OpenAI has turned to grandmothers to make ChatGPT Voice feel less intimidating. Its latest two-minute film, featuring actors SJ Mendelson, Lavelle Roby and Constance Brenner, places the AI in ordinary moments such as baking cookies, selling pottery, gardening and checking a bank account for duplicate charges. Rather than pitching AI as futuristic, the film lets … Read more

Sprite’s ‘Truth & Spice’ pairs celebrities with spicy food challenges

Sprite has launched ‘Sprite Truth & Spice’, an eight-episode digital entertainment series that marks the brand’s first foray into the game-show format. Celebrity pairs take on spicy dishes through dares, challenges and candid conversations. The line-up includes Aaditya Kulshreshth with Larissa D’sa, Shreya Kalra with Rishabh Jaiswal, and cricketer Arshdeep Singh with Samreen Kaur. Also … Read more