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News18 India top Hindi news channel during India-Pak conflict

News18 India has surged to the top of the Hindi news genre, clocking record-breaking viewership and reach during the recent India-Pakistan conflict.

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Indian artists body for boycott of Turkish shows on OTT platforms

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Maharashtra’s vision for a future rooted in innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive development took centre stage at the first edition of ET Now Swadesh’s ‘Gems of Maharashtra’, a landmark initiative honouring transformative leadership and sectoral excellence across 31 categories. Organised by

Sidharth Malhotra’s ‘Vvan – Force of the Forest’ to release on May 15, 2026

Actor Sidharth Malhotra is set to return to the big screen with a fresh twist—this time as the lead in a folk thriller titled ‘Vvan – Force of the Forest’. The makers announced on Friday that the much-anticipated film will hit Indian theatres on May 15, 2026, PTI reported. Produced by Ektaa R Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms Ltd in collaboration wit...

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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!