Recently, in Anupama on Star Plus, the protagonist Anupama, her husband Anuj and daughter Anu were shown visiting Parag Milk Foods' Go Cheese factory to understand the process of how cheese is made. This has now become one of the biggest 8-minute-long brand integration in India's most popular daily soap in recent history. Read the story below to know how the integration was facilitated and executed within 15 days

This collaboration takes the ‘traditional meets new-age media' to another level, and creates a harmony between both the digital and television audiences, unlocking a new media landscape

Hosted by RJ Naved of ‘Mirchi Murga' and featuring celebrities such as Ranveer Singh, Bhuvan Bam, Harbhajan Singh, Nushrat Bharucha, Aparshakti Khurana, Vijay Varma, Nidhi Singh, Sumit Vyas, it premiered on February 7 and will air every Sunday at 10:30 pm

The show premiered on October 2, and the first six episodes will be aired every Sunday for six weeks on Star Plus HD, and the next episodes will be aired on Star Bharat SD, Star Movies SD, HD, Star Movies Select HD, Star World SD, HD and Star World Premiere HD as well as on Disney Hotstar and Bingo snacks YouTube page

Leading brands such as McDonald's, Flipkart Video, Gaana, Shemaroo, Disney+ Hotstar, and TV channels such as Star Sports, National Geographic, Cadbury Bournvita India, MTV India, Star Plus added to the fun banter

Jha will be responsible for driving Lintas C:EX Entertainment's content output through the lens of an entertainment expert and providing strategic direction to the team

When brands spend heftily on brand integrations on TV shows, there is always an urge to be present across the show all the time and leave no stone unturned to make the most of all the money invested. But one must ensure to not go overboard with brand integrations that miffs the audience. In the end, a viewer is watching the show for its content and not brand placements

Hamsini Shivakumar, Founder, Leapfrog Strategy Consulting, writes that the brand's attempt at visibility has turned into sponsorship, what should have painted a brand persona has become a confused mix, and going for distinctiveness has landed it with an unsteady approach to comedy

The 12-episode series ‘5 Star Kitchen ITC Chef's Special' premiered on May 23, and will be aired every Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 am for six weekends across 33 channels of Star