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Hari Nair to step down as Tips Music CEO

Hari Nair will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Tips Music on April 30, marking a leadership transition at the veteran music label as it begins the search for his successor, The Economic Times has reported. The company said that during the transition period, Girish Taurani, Executive Director, and Sushant Dalmia, Chief Financial Office...

James Wan to direct reimagined ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’

James Wan is set to direct a reimagined version of ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ for Paramount Pictures, bringing the acclaimed South Korean crime story to a new global audience. Actor Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong-seok and the star of the original 2019 film...

Tawana Burnett named Jury Chair for Abby Awards 2026

Tawana Burnett, Head of Top Accounts & Agencies for APAC at Meta, has been appointed Jury Chair for the Social Content and Influencer Marketing category at the Abby Awards 2026 Powered by The One Club | The One Show. According to a press release, the awards will be held as part of Goafest 2026, scheduled to take place in Goa from May 20 t...

‘Sankalp’ streams on Amazon MX Player with Nana Patekar’s OTT debut

‘Sankalp’, a socio-political thriller directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha, has started streaming on Amazon MX Player, marking the OTT debut of veteran actor Nana Patekar. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande for Jio Studios along with Dishaa Jhaa under the banner of PJP Films Productions, the series explores the intersection of po...

ET NOW Leaders of Tomorrow Awards S13 celebrates India’s emerging entrepreneurs

Season 13 of ET Now Leaders of Tomorrow Awards, Times Network’s flagship entrepreneurship initiative presented by IDFC FIRST Bank, concluded on March 6, 2026, bringing together some of India’s most dynamic entrepreneurs for an evening that celebrated ambitio...

Rashii Prabhakar joins Amazon Music as Content Lead – India

Rashii Prabhakar has joined Amazon Music as Content Lead – India, marking a new chapter in her career spanning media, technology and digital entertainment. Prabhakar shared the update through a post on LinkedIn, announcing her new role at the global music st...

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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!