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1. Zee will fund 75% of Kyoorius Creative Awards entry cost incurred by the agencies
   ZEE and Kyoorius Communications have announced a significant change to the entry of Kyoorius Creative Awards. Zee will fund 75% of the awards entry cost incurred by the creative agencies, making their participation in the awards easier and significantly more cost-efficient.
2. Facebook hires Red Bull’s Avinash Pant to head marketing functions of all their apps in India
   Facebook has hired Avinash Pant to head the marketing function of all their apps in India, according to a report in Economic Times. It’s a newly created role. Currently, he is the director at marketing at Red Bull India. Pant who will be joining Facebook in March will report to Ajit Mohan.
3. Publicis Worldwide India appoints Sanju Menon as COO of Publicis Beehive and Publicis Ambience
   Publicis Worldwide, India has appointed Sanju Menon as COO of Publicis Ambience and Publicis Beehive. He takes over the reins from Paritosh Srivastava, who recently was elevated to the role of MD of L&K Saatchi & Saatchi.
4. Digital ad industry grew by 26% to Rs 12,683 crore last year according to DAN Digital Report 2020
   Digital ad industry grew by 26 per cent to 12683 crore rupee’s last year according to DAN’s digital report 2020. The Indian ad industry has grown by 9.4 per cent over 2018 to reach 68,475 crore rupees by the end of 2019.