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Aaron Raj Promoted to Editorial Director at CRN Asia?blur=25

Aaron Raj was previously Editor of CRN Asia and has been with the network for 2 years

e4m Staff Jul 17, 2026 8:13 AM

Publishers File Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training Practices?blur=25

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and author Scott Turow have filed a proposed class action in New York, accusing Google of unlawfully using millions of copyrighted books to develop its Gemini AI models

e4m Staff Jul 15, 2026 11:18 AM

How advertisers are planning print campaigns without a common benchmark?blur=25

Guest Column: Ganapathy Viswanathan, Communication Consultant & Author, explores how the IRS was once the common language of print advertising in India, and how its absence has reshaped media planning

Ganapathy Viswanathan Jul 15, 2026 10:58 AM

Aparna Thomas?blur=25

She joined Sanofi in 2008 as a Director in Communications and went on to hold several leadership roles during her nearly two-decade tenure

e4m Staff Jul 13, 2026 11:23 AM

Narendra Kumar Verma?blur=25

A prayer meeting in memory of Narendra Kumar Verma will be held on 13 July

e4m Staff Jul 13, 2026 8:08 AM

OpenAI?blur=25

The publishers accused OpenAI of deleting or rendering billions of ChatGPT conversation logs unsearchable

e4m Staff Jul 10, 2026 9:10 AM

HarperCollins Secures Global Rights to Rajiv Bakshi's Debut Book?blur=25

The book deals with executive success and the new rules of winning at work

e4m Staff Jul 6, 2026 10:00 AM

Poulomi Chatterjee's Role Expanded at HarperCollins India?blur=25

Chatterjee’s expanded portfolio includes Fourth Estate, Perennial, HarperCollins, Harper Business, Harper Fiction, Harper Non-Fiction, Harper Faith, Harper Learning and Harper Hindi

e4m Staff Jul 3, 2026 8:21 AM

Liqvd Digital India Seeks ₹37 Crore Through Upcoming IPO?blur=25

The proposed public issue comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹37 crore, along with an Offer for Sale by certain promoter shareholders

e4m Staff Jun 30, 2026 1:03 PM

newspaper?blur=25

Publishers demand 15-25% hike in ad rates saying newsprint, fuel and other input costs have moved up sharply

Kanchan Srivastava Jun 30, 2026 8:36 AM

Publishers Accuse OpenAI and Microsoft of Unauthorized Content Use?blur=25

Publishers like The New York Times, Ziff Davis, Merriam-Webster, and Encyclopedia Britannica are some of the prominent names in this complaint

e4m Desk Jun 25, 2026 4:06 PM

N. Murali Takes Over as Chairman of The Hindu Group Publishing?blur=25

He succeeds Dr. Nirmala Lakshman, who stepped down as Chairperson upon nearing the completion of her three-year term

e4m Staff Jun 20, 2026 7:31 AM

Dhruv Warrior Advocates for Print's Evolution at Cannes 2026?blur=25

As VML India's Executive Creative Director joins Print & Publishing jury at Cannes Lions, Warrior makes a case for a medium he believes the industry has been too quick to eulogise & too slow to push

Aryendra Khan Jun 18, 2026 9:07 AM

Short Drama Ad Spend Soars 423% in Indian Subcontinent?blur=25

As per New AppsFlyer, the Indian Subcontinent’s short drama sector has grown by 95% in subscription-paid installs

e4m Staff Jun 17, 2026 4:58 PM

Book Launch?blur=25

The book launch took place at The Lalit, New Delhi, and was attended by legal luminaries, jurists, policymakers and environmental advocates

e4m Staff Jun 8, 2026 10:30 AM

Udit Jain Joins WPP Media as Strategy Director for Google?blur=25

Jain will be leading AI transformation, audience intelligence, and marketing strategy

e4m Desk Jun 6, 2026 10:04 AM

Indian News Publishers Block OpenAI Amid Fair-Share Dispute?blur=25

Publishers are turning crawler blocks into a negotiating tool and the fight is no longer only about traffic loss. It is about who gets paid when journalism becomes raw material for AI

Kanchan Srivastava Jun 3, 2026 8:37 AM

Videos, Events, B2B Services & Bot Paywalls: Publishers rewrite playbook amid traffic loss?blur=25

The collapse of referral certainty is forcing publishers to rethink what digital media businesses should look like in an AI-first internet

Kanchan Srivastava May 25, 2026 9:04 AM

Conversational AI?blur=25

As audiences shift from clicking links to consuming AI-generated answers, the publisher-brand relationship is being redrawn. The attention economy had a name; what replaces it is still taking shape

Anuja Jain May 22, 2026 8:39 AM

News publishers?blur=25

As AI-driven discovery reshapes the open web, engagement, loyalty and direct audience relationships are emerging as the industry’s new strategic priorities

Kanchan Srivastava May 21, 2026 8:36 AM

ABBY Awards?blur=25

The media house secured a total of seven metals, including three Gold, two Silver and two Bronze awards

e4m Staff May 21, 2026 7:43 AM

News websites?blur=25

Over 43 publishers — including leading news platforms in India — among the world’s 50 biggest English news websites witnessed sharp declines in web traffic, as per Press Gazette-Similarweb data

Kanchan Srivastava May 20, 2026 8:32 AM

Sudhir Agarwal reappointed as DB Corp Managing Director?blur=25

Sudhir Agarwal has been associated in the newspaper printing and publishing business for nearly 35 years and has been on the company's board since its inception

e4m Staff May 12, 2026 9:03 AM

Mahesh Samat moves on from The Walt Disney Company?blur=25

Mahesh Samat held the role of Global Head - Publishing and Branded Retail at the company

e4m Desk Apr 28, 2026 10:10 AM

Warner Chappell Music Launches Direct Operations in India with Jay Mehta?blur=25

In this expanded role, Mehta will oversee both recorded music and publishing operations across India and neighbouring South Asian markets

e4m Staff Apr 22, 2026 11:18 AM

Avinash Kaul exits Network18 after 12 years?blur=25

Avinash Kaul served as the CEO of Network18 and MD of A+E Networks | TV18

e4m Desk Apr 1, 2026 8:03 AM

Puneet Gupt appointed Chairperson of DNPA?blur=25

Anant Goenka has been appointed Vice Chairperson, while Dhruba Mukherjee continues in his role as Treasurer

e4m Staff Mar 24, 2026 1:38 PM

Ashwini Vaishnaw?blur=25

Speaking at an industry event, Ashwini Vaishnaw called on social media platforms to rethink their revenue models and compensate original content creators equitably

e4m Staff Feb 26, 2026 3:12 PM

Pitch Madison Advertising Report 2026?blur=25

At the launch of the PMAR 2026, a panel of senior marketers delivered a blunt verdict on the agency ecosystem: ownership, transparency and business partnership matter more than scale or speed

e4m Staff Feb 26, 2026 12:29 PM

newspaper?blur=25

Many publishers perceive ABC norms as more stringent than RNI’s, impacting their participation

Kanchan Srivastava Jan 28, 2026 8:29 AM

Shashikala Meenakumari appointed Head of Publishing at KIPS Learning?blur=25

In her most recent role, Meenakumari was Director – School Publishing at Macmillan Education India Pvt. Ltd.

e4m Staff Jan 22, 2026 5:41 PM

HarperCollins launches year-long campaign encouraging India to read 30 minutes a day?blur=25

Over the course of the year, the campaign will roll out through a blend of on-ground and digital initiatives, creating multiple touchpoints for audiences

e4m Staff Jan 15, 2026 4:14 PM

338% YoY increase in plaints against digital news publishers: MIB?blur=25

MIB annual report for 2024-25 shows that the ministry received 859 grievances relating to digital news publishers as compared to 196 grievances recorded in 2023-24

e4m Staff Jan 8, 2026 12:27 PM

WAN-IFRA x FIPP?blur=25

The merger will take effect on January 1, 2026

e4m Staff Dec 8, 2025 6:14 PM

Sanjay Kapoor?blur=25

EGI’s Sanjay Kapoor believes Indian media is passing through one of its most difficult phases in decades

e4m Staff Dec 1, 2025 10:19 AM

e4m DigiOne Awards 2024?blur=25

Among the other key winners across categories are MakeMyTrip, Hansa Customer Equity, Jagran New Media and Mediasmart

e4m Desk Nov 21, 2025 9:16 PM

Print?blur=25

The ABC report for Jan–June 2025 highlights market realignment driven by changing lifestyles, rising digital engagement & publisher innovation aimed at deepening local connect

Chehneet Kaur Oct 31, 2025 8:52 AM

DNPA?blur=25

With Magnite Access, DNPA’s member publishers are empowered to implement a shared data infrastructure that allows them to create and deploy high-value audience segments across their premium inventory

e4m Staff Oct 8, 2025 11:48 AM

Digital News?blur=25

With nearly 7 out of 10 searches resolved on results pages, referral traffic to news publishers has droppped 25% in one year; Indian publishers warn of traffic collapse, brand erosion

Chehneet Kaur and Anuja Jain Sep 11, 2025 8:38 AM

Charlton D’Silva?blur=25

Charlton D’Silva, Global CEO of Publishers Internationale, spoke to e4m about partnership with The New York Times, the opportunities it offers Indian advertisers, and more

Chehneet Kaur Sep 5, 2025 9:11 AM

News publishers?blur=25

While publishers continue to expand their ad inventories and ramp up their video content to cope, they urge a review of pricing structures

Kanchan Srivastava Sep 3, 2025 8:54 AM

Priyadarshan Garg - Business Head at IDPL?blur=25

The role was previously held by Sushant S. Mohan, who recently stepped down from the position

e4m Staff Aug 30, 2025 8:51 AM

Pi?blur=25

Pi Digital will lead advertising sales and brand partnership initiatives for The New York Times across both print, digital and events in India

e4m Staff Aug 25, 2025 4:08 PM

Newspapers?blur=25

Cost-cutting on pagination and circulation boosted ad profitability, but opaque circulation figures could backfire once IRS resumes, industry observers say

Kanchan Srivastava Aug 20, 2025 8:28 AM

Google?blur=25

The move could open up a new revenue stream for news outlets who are battling shrinking readership in a zero-click era of AI summaries

e4m Staff Jul 23, 2025 12:41 PM

Cloudflare?blur=25

The world’s third-largest content delivery network—Cloudflare—serves several top news publishers, including leading Indian dailies

Kanchan Srivastava Jul 21, 2025 9:18 AM

google?blur=25

Several news, ecommerce, food and beauty brand websites have lost 20-50 % web traffic within two weeks of June 2025 core update rollout

Kanchan Srivastava Jul 17, 2025 9:25 AM

digital news?blur=25

While digital ad spend surges, most news publishers are stuck at just 7–8% growth, trapped between Big Tech control and policy inaction

Tasmayee Laha Roy and Chehneet Kaur Jul 17, 2025 9:13 AM

Google Discover?blur=25

Currently available in the US, the feature might soon be rolled out across the world and all devices, say industry leaders 

e4m Staff Jul 17, 2025 9:11 AM