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FoxyMoron wins digital mandate for Revv
NEW DELHI: Revv, one of India’s fastest growing self-drive car rental services with a presence in 22 cities in India, has awarded its digital marketing mandate to the award-winning digital agency, FoxyMoron. The mandate will be handled by the agency's Gurgaon office, set up in 2012.
The mandate entails building consumer awareness of a new subscription-based model in the automobile industry through strategic content and design across all social media platforms and via email marketing as well.
Speaking about the win, FoxyMoron business head North & national head of partnerships Prachi Bali said, “We’re excited about this collaboration, given that this is a new category; both for the automobile industry and also central to the upcoming concept of a shared-economy. We’re getting the opportunity of influencing change in consumer mindsets, from aspiring to owning a car to the ease of just subscribing to one. We are keen on learning and delivering impactful campaigns that align with Revv’s business ambitions.”
Revv Co-founder Karan Jain said, “We needed an agency that could support our brand’s mission of providing consumers with an affordable easy alternative to owning a car. As lockdown restrictions are easing up, now more than ever, when people aren’t feeling safe using public transportation, Revv comes in as that super affordable alternative and we needed a team that could support us in ramping up our presence not only during this opportune time but on a long term basis too, and we’re glad to have found that support in FoxyMoron.”
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Paramount set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in $81 billion deal
Shareholders back merger, combined entity could reshape streaming and studios.
MUMBAI: Lights, camera… consolidation, Hollywood’s latest blockbuster might be happening off-screen. Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery have voted in favour of selling the company to Paramount in a deal valued at $81 billion rising to nearly $111 billion including debt setting the stage for one of the biggest shake-ups in modern media. The proposed merger, still subject to regulatory approvals, would bring together a vast portfolio spanning HBO Max, CNN, and franchises such as Harry Potter under the same umbrella as Paramount’s own heavyweights, including Top Gun and CBS.
At the heart of the deal is streaming scale. Executives have indicated plans to combine HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single platform, potentially creating a stronger challenger to giants like Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Video. Current market data suggests HBO Max holds around 12 per cent of US on-demand subscriptions, compared to Paramount+’s 3 per cent, together still trailing Netflix’s 19 per cent and Disney’s combined 27 per cent via Disney+ and Hulu.
Paramount CEO David Ellison has signalled that while platforms may merge, HBO’s creative identity will remain intact, stating the brand should “stay HBO” even within a broader ecosystem.
Beyond streaming, the deal would redraw the map for film production. Combining two of Hollywood’s oldest studios Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., the new entity aims to scale output to over 30 films annually, while maintaining a 45-day theatrical window. Warner Bros. currently commands around 21 per cent of the US box office, compared to Paramount’s 6 per cent, underscoring the strategic weight of the acquisition.
But scale comes with scrutiny. Critics warn that fewer players could mean reduced consumer choice, rising subscription costs, and potential job cuts as the combined company looks to streamline overlapping operations while managing billions in debt.
The news business, too, faces a reset. CNN would join forces at least structurally with Paramount-owned CBS, raising questions about editorial independence and positioning. The merger has already drawn political attention in the United States, particularly given perceived ties between the Ellison family and Donald Trump, though the company maintains that newsroom autonomy will be preserved.
If approved, the deal would mark another milestone in Hollywood’s consolidation wave shrinking the industry’s traditional “big six” studios to a “big four”, with Paramount joining Disney, Universal, and Sony at the top table.
In an industry built on storytelling, this merger may well become its most consequential plot twist yet.
