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Kinder launches new mix assortment packs to kickstart Diwali celebrations
Mumbai: Ferrero India Pvt Ltd, part of Ferrero Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sweet-packaged products, has announced the launch of Kinder Mix Assortment Pack and Kinder Joy Multi-pack. With this new launch, Kinder Brand is building and strengthening its seasonal gifting portfolio in India. A well-thought addition under the umbrella of the brand Kinder – The Kinder Mix Assortment Pack and Kinder Joy Multi-pack is designed especially for the festive gifting season.
Diwali is one of the biggest celebratory times of the year when families and friends come together to celebrate love and joy, the most cherished tradition during the festivities is the exchange of gifts. The Indian market offers a plethora of options in the confectionary space. Right from traditional sweets to contemporary delicacies, the options are plenty. While all these options are made for varied age groups, only a select few truly capture a child’s heart. The sheer delight that radiates from a child’s face when they receive a thoughtful gift from the elders of the family is a priceless sight to behold. Not only does it bring immense happiness to the child, but it also elevates the overall festive spirit within the entire family.
By keeping a child’s delight at the centre of innovation, Kinder Brands has launched two gifting options – the Kinder Mix Assortment pack and the Kinder Joy T3 Multi-pack. The Kinder Mix assortment pack includes two Kinder Joys, one Kinder Creamy, and one Kinder Schoko-Bons Crispy, made with quality ingredients.
Kinder Brands Marketing Head Indian Subcontinent Amedeo Aragona said, “As a brand committed to delivering exceptional experiences through a blend of fun, genuine care, modernity, and balance, Kinder has consistently been a leader in crafting enjoyable moments for both families and their kids. The introduction of Kinder’s seasonal gifting choices further enhances this legacy, acknowledging India’s affinity for gifting and offering tailored selections during festive seasons.”
The assortment of gift packs is available across all leading outlets, including Modern Trade, Traditional stores and e-commerce platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Blinkit and Big Basket.
Digital
Content India 2026 opens with a copro pitch, a spice evangelist and a £10,000 prize for Indian storytelling
Dish TV and C21Media’s three-day summit puts seven ambitious projects before an international jury, and two walk away with serious development money
MUMBAI: India’s content industry gathered in Mumbai this March for Content India 2026, a three-day summit organised by Dish TV in partnership with C21Media, and it wasted no time making a statement. The event opened with a Copro Pitch that put seven scripted and unscripted television concepts before an international panel of judges, and by the end of it, two projects had walked away with £10,000 each in marketing prize money from C21Media to support development and international promotion.
The jury, comprising Frank Spotnitz, Fiona Campbell, Rashmi Bajpai, Bal Samra and Rachel Glaister, evaluated a shortlist that ranged from a dark Mumbai comedy-drama about mental health (Dirty Minds, created by Sundar Aaron) to a Delhi coming-of-age mystery (Djinn Patrol, by Neha Sharma and Kilian Irwin), a techno-thriller about a teenage gaming prodigy (Kanpur X Satori, by Suchita Bhatia), an investigative crime drama blending mythology and modern thriller (The Age of Kali, by Shivani Bhatija), a documentary on India’s spice heritage (The Masala Quest, hosted by Sarina Kamini), a documentary on competitive gaming (Respawn: India’s Esports Revolution, by George Mangala Thomas and Sangram Mawari), and a reality-horror competition merging gaming and immersive fear (Scary Goose, by Samar Iqbal).
The session was hosted by Mayank Shekhar.
The two winners were Djinn Patrol, backed by Miura Kite, formerly of Participant Media and known for Chinatown and Keep Sweet: Pray & Obey, with Jaya Entertainment, producers of Real Kashmir Football Club, also attached; and The Masala Quest, created and hosted by Sarina Kamini, an Indian-Australian cook, author and self-described “spice evangelist.”
The summit also unveiled the Content India Trends Report, whose findings made for bracing reading. Daoud Jackson, senior analyst at OMDIA, set the tone: “By 2030, online video in India will nearly double the revenue of traditional TV, becoming the main driver of growth.” He noted that in 2025, India produced a quarter of all YouTube videos globally, overtaking the United States, while Indians collectively spend 117 years daily on YouTube and 72 years on Instagram. Traditional subscription TV is declining as free TV and connected TV gain ground, forcing broadcasters to innovate. “AI-generated content is just 2 per cent of engagement,” Jackson added, “highlighting the dominance of high-quality human content. The key for Indian media companies is scaling while monetising effectively from day one.”
Hannah Walsh, principal analyst at Ampere Analysis, added hard numbers to the picture. India produced over 24,000 titles in January 2026 alone, with 19,000 available internationally. The country now accounts for 12 per cent of Asia-Pacific content spend, up from 8 per cent in 2021, outpacing both Japan and China. Key exporters include JioStar, Zee Entertainment, Sony India, Amazon and Netflix, delivering over 7,500 Indian-produced titles abroad each year. The top importing markets are Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, the United States and the Philippines. Scripted content dominates globally at 88 per cent, with crime dramas and children’s and family titles performing particularly strongly.
Manoj Dobhal, chief executive and executive director of Dish TV India, framed the summit’s ambition squarely. “Stories don’t need translation. They need a platform, discovery, and reach, local or global,” he said. “India produces more movies than any country, our streaming platforms compete globally, and our tech and creators win international awards. Yet fragmentation slows growth. Producers, platforms, and tech move in different lanes. We need shared spaces, collaboration, and an ecosystem where ideas, technology, and people meet. That is why we built Content India.”
The data, the pitches and the prize money all pointed to the same conclusion: India is not waiting for the world to discover its stories. It is building the infrastructure to sell them.
