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The lawsuit filed by Dabur accused Patanjali of misleading claims aimed at undermining its long-established product.

Tom Hanks slams AI-driven ‘wonder drug’ ads using his likeness: 'Do not lose…’

Tom Hanks, the acclaimed actor known for his role in Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, among others, has publicly condemned recent medical advertisements that feature an AI-generated version of his likeness without his permission. In a "public service announcement" shared on Thursday, Tom Hanks urged his 9.5 million followers not to be deceived by these ads, which falsely use his image and voice to promote "miracle cures" and "wonder drugs."

Amazon to introduce ads in Prime Video from January 24

Amazon introduces ads in Prime Video from January 29, 2024. Subscribers will pay $2.99 extra for an ad-free option.

The sorry state of search is an ominous sign for the AI era

Search engine marketers—sometimes with the help of ChatGPT and similar services—have filled up results pages in certain categories with junky, self-promotional websites that are often devoid of anything useful.

Twitter says it will relax ban on political advertising

The company tweeted late Tuesday that "we're relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US."

Govt asks Google to stop displaying online betting ads: Report

The letter sent last week to Alphabet Inc's Google India asked the company to immediately drop all advertising, direct or surrogate, from betting platforms like Fairplay, PariMatch, Betway in search results and YouTube, the report said.

Meta cannot run ads based on personal data, EU privacy watchdog rules - source

The Irish privacy regulator, which will issue the final decision, has been given a month by EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Board to do so. Its decision is likely to include hefty fines, the person said.

Digital Ads: How much do Google, Facebook earn from ads? How does it work?

Have you ever thought about buying something and it has instantly appeared on your social media feed as suggested posts or even on google ads? Well, this is exactly how digital ads work. So how do you know what Google, Facebook etc know about you, and how can you restrict this? Watch the video to find out

Akshay Kumar says no longer associated with pan masala brand: 'I am sorry'

Akshay Kumar said he will donate the fee he earned from Vimal to “a worthy cause”.

Google launches Play Pass in India to offer over 1,000 apps without ads

The Play Pass collection will include titles from sports, puzzles, or action games like Jungle Adventures, World Cricket Battle 2, and Monument Valley.

Facebook explores ways to help creators make money through Stories: Report

Yoav Arnstein, director of product management at Facebook said the broad idea is to allow “a natural place for ads in content.”

Ads showing online games and fantasy sports will now need to add disclaimers: Government

Any ad on any medium should not show any person below 18 years playing such games for real money winnings

Facebook bans ads with false claims about new virus

The social network said it is removing ads that feature a product and imply a limited supply, seeking create a “sense of urgency” in their mention of coronavirus. Ads that guarantee a cure or prevention are also banned, it said.

Exclusive: Facebook to not allow political ads that target users' religion, caste

Political parties will not be able to place advertisements based on voters’ caste or religion.

Infosys gets approval to delist its ADS from Euronext Paris and Euronext London

Bengaluru-based technology services firm will continue to trade its ADSs on Euronext Paris and Euronext London until July 4, after which the shares will get delisted.

Facebook to rollout ads on Messenger home screen

User-targeted ads will start appearing on the home screen of the application, which acts as an inbox, by the end of 2017.

Jio asks TRAI to impose penalty on Airtel for 'misleading' ads

Newcomer Reliance Jio has asked telecom regulator TRAI to "impose highest penalty" on Airtel, accusing the latter of grossly exaggerating the value of data in a promotional offer, and giving misleading tariff ads.

Govt to bring new consumer law to check misleading ads: Paswan

A group of ministers, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will soon meet to finalise the amendments to the new Consumer Protection Bill, 2015, based on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, he added.

Big brands under ASCI scanner for misleading ad campaigns

According to the Customer Complaints Council (CCC) of Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), it has upheld 26 complaints of misleading ads from personal and healthcare category, followed by education category with 22 ads.

Preview of Crash Pepsi IPL's first winning campaign

As part of its crash the Pepsi IPL campaign, the cola major has asked consumers to create and send in ads, which will air during the tournament this year. The first winner whose ad will start airing this weekend is 25 year old writer and film maker from Mumbai, Nikita Deshpande. Noticeboard gives an exclusive preview.

Videocon d2h to file afresh for India IPO

Videocon d2h agreed to sell ADS worth up to USD 375 million to US-based Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp in January, which would get listed on Nasdaq stock exchange on Tuesday.

HDFC Bank promoters dilute 0.7% stake to raise capital

The bank also made a fresh issuance of 8.6 crore shares. As a result total number of paid-up shares stood at 250.35 crore at the end of February 10.

Watch the best Christmas ads this year on Storyboard

On Noticeboard this week, Storyboard is putting Christmas ads from Coca Cola, Boots, Mulberry and Sainsbury. What Storyboard likes about them is that none of these does a hard sell and the attempt is to build the brand and connect emotionally with consumers.

ICICI Bank gains 1% on board's approval of stock split

The board of directors of the India's largest private sector lender on Tuesday has approved the sub-division of one equity share of the bank having a face value of Rs 10 into five equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each.

ICICI Bank to split shares for first time

The board of directors of the bank has approved the sub-division of one equity share of the bank having a face value of Rs 10 into five equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each.