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Vivel wants people to #Sayitright at work
MUMBAI: At the workplace, while accomplishments are celebrated, compliments specifically for women are often rooted in gender and stereotypes. To empower women, Vivel, in line with its philosophy of ‘Ab Samjhauta Nahin’ (no more compromises) has collaborated with renowned satirist Kunal Kamra to present a ‘Say It Right’ video to help change non-compliments to a genuine compliment at work!
With this campaign, Vivel is trying to create an environment where there are only genuine compliments that infuse confidence, are free of any gender-biased thoughts and appreciate and praise the efforts.
ITC Limited chief executive of personal care products business Sameer Satpathy says, “Compliments and appreciation are powerful motivators. But we need to ‘Say It Right’. This creates a collaborative environment which fosters gender equality at the workplace. This video from Vivel’s #AbSamjhautaNahin campaign is thought provoking and provides perspective on how women would like to be complimented at work.”
Writer Kunal Kamra adds, “It was so much fun shooting this, all the women in the video got their individual perspective on the idea. They weren’t asked to follow a script at all I just asked them a question and heard them out. Even if a few people get the nuance of how to compliment a fellow colleague at work it’s a job well done by ITC Vivel”.
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Axel Springer to acquire Telegraph Media Group in £575 million deal
Deal sidelines rival bid from Daily Mail owner DMGT
BERLIN: German media conglomerate Axel Springer has agreed to acquire the UK-based Telegraph Media Group in a deal valued at about £575 million, marking one of the most significant cross-border investments in the British news industry in recent years.
The agreement involves an all-cash purchase of the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, bringing months of uncertainty over the ownership of the historic newspaper titles to an end. The move also sidelines a rival proposal from Daily Mail and General Trust, the parent company of the Daily Mail.
Axel Springer chief executive Mathias Döpfner said the acquisition reflects the company’s long-standing interest in the publication and its legacy in British journalism. Owning The Telegraph, he said, is both a privilege and a responsibility.
Döpfner noted that Axel Springer had attempted to buy the newspaper more than two decades ago but failed at the time. The new agreement, he added, finally fulfils that ambition.
The Berlin-based media group plans to launch an investment programme aimed at strengthening the Telegraph’s operations and expanding its business footprint. As part of the strategy, the company intends to grow the publication’s presence in the United States and broaden its international reach.
Telegraph Media Group was put up for sale in 2023 after its former owners, the Barclay brothers, ran into mounting debt obligations. Several takeover efforts have since collapsed before reaching completion.
In 2025, a bid from Daily Mail and General Trust had been agreed but later faced regulatory scrutiny.
UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy said the government has initiated a review of the proposed ownership change, citing concerns that the deal could affect the diversity of viewpoints in Britain’s media landscape.
She added that the Competition and Markets Authority will examine potential competition implications, while communications regulator Ofcom will assess broader public-interest considerations related to the transaction.
