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Disney Online launches ‘The Magic Banner’
Disney Online, which claims to be the No. 1 kids and community family online entertainment destination, has announced the launch of a new advertising format that expands on the traditional banner ad.
‘The Magic Banner’ engages guests with animated designs in a single, enlarged ad space at the top of the page. This creative design allows site advertisements to interact with the navigational and logo space of the Disney.com homepage, as well as several other highly visited areas of the site an official release informs.
‘The Magic Banner’ integrates the site’s original content with the messaging of Disney Online’s advertisers. These media advertisements provide a magical way for Disney Online sponsors to maximise the impact of messaging, a company release says.
Once a guest arrives at the Disney.com homepage, ‘The Magic Banner’ animation actually originates outside the perimeter of the ad space and then draws the guest’s attention into the ad itself. With the simplification of the ad space, guests do not experience clutter from competing messages, ansd advertisers have a larger, more eye-catching platform with which to communicate their message, is the company’s claim.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
