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Karishma Kakar elevated to associate director at ZEE5

Karishma Kakar has been promoted to the role of Associate Director at ZEE5, marking a significant milestone in her professional journey. She previously held the position of Senior Manager – Marketing and has been associated with the streaming platform since 2022. Kakar shared the news of her promotion through a LinkedIn post, writing, “I’m ha...

RunnTV’s FAST channels now live on Airtel Xstream Play

RunnTV has announced that its lineup of high-quality FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television) channels is now officially available on Airtel Xstream Play, one of India’s most prominent content aggregation platforms. This development marks a major milestone for RunnTV in its mission to deliver premium, curated, and ad-supported entertainment...

Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa arrive in Cannes for ‘Homebound’ world premiere

Actors Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa have arrived in France ahead of the world premiere of their much-anticipated Hindi film ‘Homebound’ at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2025. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan, the film is set to be showcased in the 'Un Certain Regard' section on May 21. According to a PTI report, ‘Home...

Bhanushali Studios, AAZ Films team up for joint film production slate

Bhanushali Studios Ltd and AAZ Films have officially announced a new partnership to co-produce a varied slate of upcoming films. The collaboration brings together two ambitious production houses with the aim of delivering a wide range of content to Indian cinema audiences. As per a PTI report, the films under this strategic partnership will b...

Zee Entertainment appoints Ashwin Gargava as Head of DTH Business

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) has announced the appointment of Ashwin Gargava as the new Head of its Direct-To-Home (DTH) business, reinforcing its commitment to sharpening focus and enhancing efficiency across its distribution verticals. A seasoned media executive with over two decades of experience, Gargava’s elevation marks a s...

Netflix reveals new ad stats, creative formats, and star-studded content slate at 2025

Netflix’s third Upfront event brought forward a wave of new advertising tools, audience insights, and content announcements that could redefine the way brands and viewers engage with the platform. Amy Reinhard, Netflix’s President of Advertising, took center stage to showcase the rapid growth of the streamer’s ad-supported plan, which now attrac...

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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!