Imran Fazal

1 week ago | storyboard18.com | Imran Fazal

What seemed like just another industry WhatsApp group has now become ground zero in a sensational corporate drama — one that has shaken the foundations of the media agency world and exposed deep fractures beneath a facade of unity. The crux: a confidential WhatsApp group, two Dentsu executives, and an undercover mission by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

1 week ago | storyboard18.com | Imran Fazal

Sanchayeeta Verma, Chief Executive Officer of Carat India has moved on from the agency. Sources close to the development have confirmed to Storyboard18. Carat India, the media agency from the house of dentsu in 2023 had announced the appointment of Sanchayeeta Verma as chief executive officer (CEO). Verma was appointed CEO of Carat India in 2023. Based out of Bengaluru, she was brought on board to steer the dentsu-owned media agency’s growth trajectory with a focus on strategic leadership.

1 week ago | storyboard18.com | Imran Fazal

Three months after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) raided several top advertising agencies and industry bodies over alleged cartelization, Japanese media conglomerate Dentsu has confirmed that it was the whistleblower behind the investigation — a move it says was aimed at driving “reform from within.” The raids, conducted in March across nearly 10 locations, targeted prominent agencies including Dentsu, GroupM, Publicis, Havas, IPG, and Madison, along with industry associations like...

1 week ago | storyboard18.com | Imran Fazal

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), under legal duress, has significantly altered its whitepaper on opinion trading in India—removing all references to opinion trading platforms like Probo, SportsBaazi and TradeX. The move, widely viewed as a capitulation to mounting pressure from controversial platforms and corporate legal threats, has drawn sharp criticism from within the advertising and media regulation ecosystem.

1 week ago | storyboard18.com | Imran Fazal

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), has significantly altered its whitepaper on opinion trading in India—removing all references to opinion trading platforms like Probo, SportsBaazi and TradeX. The move, widely viewed as a capitulation to mounting pressure from controversial platforms and corporate legal threats, has drawn sharp criticism from within the advertising and media regulation ecosystem.