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Akshay Kumar begins filming for ‘Bhooth Bangla’, set for April 2026 release

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has officially announced the commencement of filming for his upcoming horror-comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’, directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Priyadarshan. The movie is slated for release in theaters on April 2, 2026, promising a fresh addition to their successful history of collaborations.

20th CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards honours trailblazers

The prestigious 20th CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards (IBLA), presented by Standard Chartered Bank, honored exemplary leaders driving innovation, growth, and transformation across industries. Held in Mumbai, this landmark event celebrated trailblazers who are redefining success through bold actions and visionary strategies. According to...

PVR Inox celebrates Raj Kapoor’s centenary with film festival

To honor the legacy of Raj Kapoor, the ‘Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema,’ multiplex operator PVR Inox is hosting the Raj Kapoor Film Festival from December 13 to 15, 2024, across 101 cinemas in 34 cities. The festival marks the 100th birth anniversary o...

Hansal Mehta, Kiran Rao applaud Golden Globe nominations for ‘All We Imagine As Light’

Indian filmmakers Hansal Mehta, Kiran Rao, and actor Anil Kapoor extended their congratulations to director Payal Kapadia after her feature debut, ‘All We Imagine As Light’, earned two nominations at the Golden Globe Awards 2025, PTI reported. The Malayalam-Hindi film is nominated for: Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language Best Directi...

Ad giant Omnicom buys Interpublic for 13.5 bn; takes aim at Big Tech, AI

Omnicom Group has struck a $13.25 billion all-stock deal to buy rival Interpublic Group, creating the world's largest advertising agency as traditional players look to better compete with Big Tech firms amid accelerating use of AI.

The deal, announced yesterday, could attract regulat...

OTT to grow@14%; digital advertising to have double digit growth till ’28: PwC India

Internet advertising’s year-on-year growth, which was 26.0 per cent in 2023, will remain in double digits throughout the forecast period (2024-28)

Over-the-top (OTT) will be the third-fastest growing segment with a CAGR of 14.9 percent, putting the country in the lead by 2028, PwC’s ...

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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!