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Haier India teams up with Disney+ Hotstar as an associate sponsor for Wimbledon 2024
Mumbai: Haier India, a global major appliances brand for 15 consecutive years, has come onboard as an associate sponsor with Disney+ Hotstar for the 137th edition of the grass-court Grand Slam Wimbledon Championships 2024. This latest sports collaboration elevates Haier India’s unique and innovative Sport-o-Tainment marketing strategy to new heights.
Recognising the unique opportunity Wimbledon presents, Haier aims to deepen its connection with niche, premium audiences and tennis enthusiasts in India by strategically integrating into the digital landscape. Haier aims to leverage significant visibility through connected TV on Disney + Hotstar during the matches until July 14, 2024.
Commenting on the exciting collaboration, Haier Appliances India president NS Satish said, “In 2024, we have forged meaningful associations with numerous prestigious sports tournaments to reach youth, niche, and premium consumers in India. We are immensely proud of each of these collaborations, all of which have proven successful for the brand. Our latest association with the Wimbledon Championships as an associate sponsor on Disney+ Hotstar holds special significance as it targets niche tennis enthusiasts in India. Through this unique and innovative collaboration, Haier India aims to unlock new opportunities that align with our vision of ‘More Creation, More Possibilities.”
In line with its Sport-o-Tainment marketing strategy, Haier India has been strengthening its consumer connections by investing in varied sporting events, including Roland-Garros and the ATP Tour. These recent collaborations have enabled the brand to reach millions of tennis enthusiasts, fostering stronger and deeper connections with this premium audience in India.
Haier will continue to explore exciting sports partnerships aimed at forging deeper connections with youthful, energetic, premium, and tech-savvy customers nationwide. Driven by youth and leveraging new-age marketing strategies, Haier India is focused on impactful sports marketing to strengthen customer connections, boost brand awareness, foster brand loyalty, and drive business growth in the Indian market.
Digital
India leads global adoption of ChatGPT Images 2.0 in first week
From anime avatars to fantasy covers, users turn AI visuals into culture
NEW DELHI: India has emerged as the largest user base for ChatGPT Images 2.0, just a week after its launch by OpenAI, underlining the country’s growing influence on global internet trends.
While the tool was introduced as an advanced image-generation upgrade within ChatGPT, Indian users are quickly reshaping its purpose. Instead of sticking to productivity-led use cases, many are embracing it as a creative playground for self-expression, storytelling and online identity.
From anime-style portraits and cinematic headshots to tarot-inspired visuals and fictional newspaper front pages, the model is being used to create highly stylised, shareable content. Features such as accurate text rendering, multilingual prompts and the ability to generate detailed visuals with minimal input have helped drive rapid adoption.
What sets the latest model apart is its ability to “think” through prompts, generating multiple outputs and adapting to context, including real-time web inputs. But the bigger story lies in how users are engaging with it.
In India, trends are already taking shape. Popular formats include dramatic studio-style lighting edits, LinkedIn-ready headshots, manga-inspired avatars, soft pastel “spring” aesthetics, AI-led fashion moodboards, paparazzi-style visuals and fantasy newspaper covers. Users are also restoring old photographs, creating tarot-style imagery and experimenting with futuristic design concepts.
Local flavour is adding another layer. Prompts such as cinematic portrait collages and Y2K-inspired romantic edits are gaining traction, blending global aesthetics with distinctly Indian internet culture.
The surge reflects a broader shift in how AI tools are being used in the country, moving beyond utility to creativity. As younger users, creators and social media enthusiasts experiment with new visual formats, AI-generated imagery is increasingly becoming part of everyday digital expression.
If early trends hold, ChatGPT Images 2.0 may not just be a tech upgrade but a cultural moment, giving millions a new visual language to play with online.
