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Maxus, Tata Sky shine at Big Bang Awards
MUMBAI: The award-winning spree for the GroupM company Maxus continues as it won the Social Media Agency of the year at the Big Bang Awards 2016 (constituted by Advertising Club of Bangalore). Tata Sky was named ‘Client of the Year’ for its innovative 13-episode TVC campaign called Daily Dillagi.
An elated Maxus South Asia managing director Kartik Sharma said, “Maxus has made strong and consisted efforts to become future ready in a digitally charged competitive ecosystem. We are committed to approach planning and investments in an integrated manner with deep emphasis on innovative media concepts that bring digital media, content and data together. These wins ratify our belief in being the pioneers in investing behind futuristic solutions such as marketing command centre (MESH) which helps us continually get great insights into consumers and help us use the same in our communication solutions.”
“We are excited and humbled that Tata Sky has also won the award. A lot of things have gone into the relationship: Shaping brands for 10 years, launching new products, inventing new practices that are born off more challenges,” added Sharma.
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Publicis CCI probe: Delhi HC rejects plea to halt investigation
HC urges parties to raise objections before the competition regulator
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with an ongoing investigation by the Competition Commission of India into alleged anti-competitive conduct involving Publicis Groupe, holding that no cause of action had arisen for the petitioner at this stage.
A bench led by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed a writ petition filed by TLG India Private Limited, the Indian arm of Publicis Groupe, after noting that no formal notice had been issued to the company by the regulator.
TLG India had challenged summons and investigative steps issued in the name of “Publicis Groupe”, arguing that the reference was to a brand rather than a legally identifiable enterprise under the Competition Act. The petitioner contended that while summons were addressed to its office and employees, it was not itself named as the entity under investigation.
Appearing for TLG India, senior counsel Ritin Rai argued that investigations must be directed at a defined juristic person and sought quashing of the summons. The court, however, asked whether any notice had been issued directly to TLG India as a legal entity: an assertion the petitioner conceded had not occurred.
The CCI, represented by senior advocate Jayant Mehta, opposed the plea on grounds of maintainability, stating that notice had been issued to Publicis Groupe SA and that TLG India lacked locus to challenge proceedings in which it was not a named party.
The bench reiterated that courts are reluctant to intervene in ongoing proceedings before statutory authorities. It observed that any legal consequences arising from notices issued to an allegedly non-existent entity would have to be examined by the CCI itself. With no notice issued to the petitioner, the writ was disposed of, leaving parties free to raise their objections before the regulator.
The investigation, initiated in March 2025, relates to allegations of price-fixing and collusion among major advertising agencies and industry bodies operating in India.
