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Convergence India Expo 2026 to spotlight AI, telecom, digital infrastructure

New Delhi is set to host the Convergence India Expo, one of the country’s longest-running technology showcases, bringing together stakeholders from government, industry, academia and startups to discuss the next phase of India’s digital transformation. Scheduled to be held in March 2026, the three-day event is expected to witness participation f...

ITG’s Kamlesh Singh honoured with Haldi Ghati Award for journalism

Kamlesh Singh of India Today Group has been conferred the prestigious Haldi Ghati Award at a ceremony आयोजित by the Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) in Udaipur on March 15. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, is presented for “work of permanent value that initiates an...

Disney Cruise new ad celebrates power of family traditions

On March 15, during the Academy Awards on its network ABC in the US, Disney Cruise Line premiered an emotional and uplifting new ad campaign showing how even the simplest moments on a Disney vacation can grow into lifelong memories and treasured family traditions.

The spot, dubbed ‘M...

‘Punha Ekda…’ to stream on Ultra Jhakaas from Mar 19

Ultra Media & Entertainment is bringing back one of Marathi cinema’s most loved comedy franchises with ‘Punha Ekda Sade Made Teen’, which will begin streaming on the Marathi OTT platform Ultra Jhakaas from March 19. According to a press release from the streamer, the film revives the chaotic and humour-filled world that audiences f...

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari wishlist: a mega film with Deepika, Alia, Sai

Filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, known for her middle-of-the-road movies like ‘Nil Battey Sannata’ and ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’, says if she gets to direct a big-budget multi-crore movie, her dream cast would be Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt and Sai Pallavi. She also questioned why such "event films" are predominantly done by male dire...

WBD bags 11 Oscars; Netflix gets 7; NBCU, WBD, Apple 1 each

Warner Bros emerged as the biggest winner at the Academy Awards on Sunday, though the mood was clouded by its pending $110 billion sale to Paramount Skydance, a deal reshaping ‌Hollywood's studio landscape. The studio received 11 Oscars, led by ‘One Battle After Another’, a tale of violent resistance in a dy...

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!