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FoxyMoron bags L’Oreal Paris’s digital biz
MUMBAI: Digital Solutions agency FoxyMoron has bagged the digital mandate of of L‘Oréal Paris in India.
With its key focus on the current campaign at the moment, the agency will plan activities to optimise L‘Oréal Paris‘ digital presence. It will help the company engage youth with the help of digital media.
FoxyMoron online strategist Harshil Karia said, “It‘s a huge opportunity for us to do something innovative with a legendary brand. We‘ve also got a great canvas to work with. A brand that works in hair care, hair colour, skincare and makeup is almost a dream and we‘re sure it will always have something meaningful to say online.”
L‘Oréal Paris marketing manager Manashi Guha added, “For a beauty brand like L‘Oreal Paris, the digital medium is a great storytelling platform. We are excited to be working with FoxyMoron to evolve and execute our digital strategies for 2012 and beyond.”
L‘Oréal Paris is a global beauty brand. Their signature phrase, “Because You‘re Worth It”, is meant to inspire each and every woman who wants to embrace her own beauty and reinforce her sense of self-worth.
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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.
