First Media and Indixital Media Launch Exclusive Partnership Targeting a 100 million US Dollars Publisher Engagement Business
Audience acquisition is becoming more expensive, while platforms continue to control how readers discover and access content.As a result, publishers are placing greater focus on the audiences they already reach. Indixital brings the relationships, operational excellence and execution capabilities needed to scale First Media across one of the world’s most dynamic publishing ecosystems. Together, we’re creating a platform capable of transforming how publishers acquire, engage and monetize audiences across the region.”Neel Kothari, CEO of Indixital Media, said:“This is much bigger than a commercial partnership.
- ▪Audience acquisition is becoming more expensive, while platforms continue to control how readers discover and access content.As a result, publishers are placing greater focus on the audiences they already reach.
- ▪Indixital brings the relationships, operational excellence and execution capabilities needed to scale First Media across one of the world’s most dynamic publishing ecosystems.
- ▪Together, we’re creating a platform capable of transforming how publishers acquire, engage and monetize audiences across the region.”Neel Kothari, CEO of Indixital Media, said:“This is much bigger than a commercial partnership.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:52:09 +0530 |
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Gurugram, Haryana, India – Business Wire IndiaFirst Media, a global media and marketing company, has appointed Indixital Media as its exclusive sales, publisher success and operations partner across India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.The partnership is already live across five of India’s leading media organizations. These publishers are using First Media’s engagement products to improve user acquisition, increase audience engagement and create more value from each website visit.Together, First Media and Indixital Media aim to build a US$100 million Annual Recurring Revenue publisher engagement business across the region.The partnership combines First Media’s audience engagement and monetization technology, including its interactive quiz ecosystem, with Indixital Media’s publisher…
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