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News18 India honours Bharat’s changemakers at Amrit Ratna 2026

News18 India hosted the fourth edition of its flagship event, ‘Amrit Ratna 2026’, in the national capital, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, artists, sportspersons, and distinguished achievers to celebrate individuals who have made significant cont...

TV channels steady, DTH shrinks; telecom, b’band subs up Jan-Mar quarter

India’s Rs. 2.78 trillion media and entertainment sector presented a mixed picture in the January-March 2026 quarter with the pay DTH subscriber base declining, while private FM radio expanded its footprint and satellite televisi...

Kayhan Ent launches ‘Smart KidZ’ on ZEE5 Kidz

Kayhan Entertainment has announced the launch of its new animated edutainment intellectual property (IP), ‘Smart KidZ’, exclusively on ZEE5 Kidz. Aimed at children between the ages of 7 and 13, the series combines storytelling, humour, emotional intel...

After TV series, Netflix snags rights for ‘Sesame Street’ movie

Streaming platform Netflix has acquired the film rights to the children’s educational television show ‘Sesame Street’. Following the successful acquisition of the show’s streaming rights, the streaming service will now produce ...

Community screening of FIFA WC in Kerala to be licence fee free

Kerala Sports Minister O J Janeesh yesterday said football fans, clubs and community organisations would be able to organise non-commercial public screenings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 free of cost following discussions between th...

Animation film ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannath’ gets big on-ground launch

The upcoming animated feature film ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannath’ has set a new benchmark in the Indian animation industry with what its makers describe as the largest physical launch campaign ever undertaken for an animation film in the country. The ambiti...

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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!