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5th EDITION OF NYKAA FEMINA BEAUTY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
National, 6th December 2018: Femina, India’s largest women’s brand, and Nykaa.com, one of the best online destinations for beauty and wellness products, has announced the 5th edition of its marquee property Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards. The trendsetter in the beauty awards space has witnessed the participation of luxurious and high-end brands from the industry year on year. The extensive reach of Femina.in supplemented by Nykaa's exclusivity in the space, continues to bolster the property's positioning as the most credible platform for brands and consumers alike.
With Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards being an awards property for the consumer, the audience can once again vote for their favourite beauty products and brands. The entries are spread across a gamut of 44 categories such as makeup, hair, skin, fragrance, bath, and body which are available in the Indian market. A dedicated microsite – https://www.femina.in/beauty-awards-2019/ is open for voting from 1st November 2018 to 15th December 2018. The entries will be judged by an eminent jury panel comprising of best names in the business of beauty and fashion such as the versatile personality Twinkle Khanna, Rohan Shreshtha, Kanta Motwani, Miss World Manushi Chillar, Sandhya Shekar, Dr Rekha Sheth, Editor & Chief Community office, Femina – Tanya Chaitanya and Founder & CEO, Nykaa.com – Falguni Nayar.
Commenting on the 5th edition and the user voting system, Mr. Deepak Lamba, CEO, Worldwide Media said, "Femina and Nykaa, by leveraging their expertise in their respective domains have come a long way together in developing India's one of the largest consumer-driven awards. The property's transparent user voting system ensures a fair judging of the entries. Inadvertently, it also serves as an effective medium for brand visibility owing to audience engagement. Awards such as these have ignited the growth of the beauty industry in India and have given our Indian market an international appeal. As we continue to complement our respective ideologies, we look forward to bolster our association with Nykaa through many such successful editions in the future.”
Speaking about the 5th edition of Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards 2019, Tanya Chaitanya, Editor & Chief Community Officer said, “Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards has grown as a medium for the beauty brands to connect with their consumers experientially. The beauty industry in India is pegged to grow at an exponential rate leading to an increased competition among the host of brands. Thus, award platforms as these serve as a transparent medium to label the credibility of the product and the brands by the consumer, for the consumer. As we host the 5th season, we look forward to forming a legacy in the space with successful editions year on year.”
Speaking about the awards property, Falguni Nayar, Founder and CEO, Nykaa.com said, “Nykaa Femina Beauty Awards has witnessed an unprecedented growth, year on year, in terms of scale, audience engagement and the number of participating brands. The property’s continued success has been the result of Nykaa’s expertise and loyal consumer base combined with Femina’s rich content and unparalleled reach across a wider demographic. With 5 consecutive editions, we continue to provide our consumers with an enriched experience and at the same time deliver a unique value proposition for all the participating brands."
Nykaa and Femina form synergy in the ideology of bringing the best for their respective audiences with a credible property that verifies products from all the sought-after brands, under one roof. The beauty awards which spans over 3 months from the voting stage, judging to the finale phase, had generated a massive 82 thousand votes online by the consumers in its previous edition. It also garnered an overall impression of 15,440,454 with a total reach of over 9 million.
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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.
