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1975 was year of Emergency, ‘Sholay’, ‘Nishant’ & creativity

It was a standout year, and not just in Indian politics. 1975, the year of the Emergency, spelt gold for Hindi cinema with memorable films such as ‘Sholay’, ‘Deewar’, ‘Aandhi’ and ‘Nishant’ making their way to theatres.

Fifty years on, they live on in public memory,...

‘Beast Games’ Prime Video’s most watched unscripted series

‘Beast Games’ is a beast of a hit, becoming Prime Video’s most watched unscripted series ever. The reality competition show, which is based on the popular YouTube show from Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast, drew more than 50 million viewers in its first 25 days on Prime Video. Since its launch on December 19,

TikTok starts restoring service in US, thanks Trump

TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the U.S. when he returns to power on Monday. "Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it," Trump said at a rally on Sunday ahead of his inauguration, adding that the U.S. will seek a joint venture to restore the short-...

Prime Video’s Sonal Kabi on the future of streaming storytelling in india

At the India Digital Summit 2025, Sonal Kabi, Director & Head of Marketing at Prime Video India, shared insightful perspectives during a panel discussion titled “Amplifying Voices: How India’s Streaming Platforms are Shaping the Future of Entertainment.” The panel, moderated by Archita Kashyap, also featured Aloke Majumder, Vice President of...

Live Times and Aidem Ventures join forces to redefine news ad sales

Live Times, India’s first global multicast news hub, has announced a strategic partnership with Aidem Ventures, India’s leading media sales and marketing consulting firm. This partnership marks a significant step in Live Times’ journey toward delivering impactful journalism while expanding its advertising outreach and revenue potential. With ...

Prime Video premieres Abhishek Bachchan’s emotional drama ‘I Want To Talk’

Prime Video has unveiled the global streaming premiere of ‘I Want To Talk’ the latest cinematic masterpiece from National Award-winning filmmaker Shoojit Sircar. Produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar under Rising Sun Films, this heartfelt drama is now streaming exclusively on

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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!