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Trailblazers shine bright at Zee Real Heroes Awards 2025

The Zee Real Heroes Awards 2025 returned for its third edition, honoring individuals whose remarkable achievements and unwavering determination have redefined success across India. Held amidst an illustrious gathering, the event celebrated pioneers in diverse fields, from cinema and business to sports and social impact. The awards ceremony wa...

Zing unveils compelling short film on AI over-dependence for Gen Z

Zing, known for its youth-centric storytelling, has released a powerful short film that dives deep into Gen Z's increasing dependence on AI. The thought-provoking narrative portrays the challenges of over-reliance on technology and highlights the significance of balance and independence in an increasingly automated world. Set in a futuristic ...

Hotstar to stream Coldplay concert live on R-Day

In a groundbreaking move, Disney+ Hotstar is set to bring the magic of Coldplay’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour” to audiences across India with a live stream of their Ahmedabad concert on January 26, 2025, coinciding with Republic Day celebrations. This monumental collaboration redefines live-streaming entertainment, making the band’s larg...

82 percent consumers accept influencers impact buying decisions

Almost 82 percent of respondents in a survey accepted that social media influencers impact their buying decisions and only 17 percent opined that celebrity-endorsements are more credible, according to a new report.

iCubesWire, a leading ad-tech platform, surveyed 2,987 Indian consume...

Prasar Bharati, Sri Adhikari Bros. in content pact for OTT, TV

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has unveiled a strategic alliance with Sri Adhikari Brothers (SAB) Digital Network Pvt. Ltd., promising to redefine the country’s entertainment landscape.

According to a press release from SAB, this partnership aims to bring premium and diver...

Rural India with 448 mn users accounts for 55 percent of total Internet base

The Internet user base in India is set to cross 900 million this year, propelled by the growing use of Indic languages for digital content, according to a report by IAMAI and Kantar.

The 'Internet ...

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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!