Dentsu Media dominated the MSA Festival and Awards 2025 bagging a total of 38 awards across a wide range of categories with dentsu X crowned “Agency of the Year” while Carat Media Services takes home Silver for “Growth Agency of the Year”. Audrey Chong, CEO, dentsu Malaysia, said: “The continued accomplishments of the dentsu Media team—dentsu X, Carat Media Services, and Consider iProspect—is a shining example of the right talents being nurtured in an environment that promotes collaboration and drives innovation that impacts society for the better. I would like to offer dentsu Media my heartfelt congratulations and thanks for their much-deserved

Bala Pomaleh is the new president of the Media Specialists Associations. KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 — The Media Specialists Associations (MSA) has announced Bala Pomaleh as its new president at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today. Meanwhile, Dheeraj Raina, chief executive officer of Dentsu Malaysia was elected as the new vice-president. “The last two years have provoked great changes in the media scene, yet we have also seen immense scope for innovation and growth of new Technologies,” Bala was quoted as saying in a statement. He added that the current challenge in the media industry is to expand talent base

UNIVERSAL McCann (UM) reasserted its supremacy in 2016 (interrupted by the gap in 2015 when it withdrew from the competition) at the glitzy 12th Malaysian Media Awards (MMA) held at One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya on June 2, 2016. It achieved an enviable victory margin accruing 50% higher points compared with second-placed Vizeum – perhaps a fitting tribute to departing CEO Prashant Kumar, who had carefully steered the meteoric rise of UM for more than a decade. Accolades earned by UM included five Gold, four Silver and two Bronze awards, accumulating 30 points, besides securing unrivalled recognition as “Agency of