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DD Free Dish announces winners of 93rd MPEG-4 slot auction

Prasar Bharati has announced the successful channels under the 93rd allotment of MPEG-4 slots on the DD Free Dish platform, marking a significant expansion of regional language offerings on India’s largest free-to-air direct-to-home service. The newly allotted slots have been granted on a pilot basis and will remain valid till March 31, 2026....

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ India BO run trails ‘The Way of Water’

James Cameron’s much-anticipated sci-fi spectacle ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ has had a steady but slower-than-expected run at the Indian box office, falling short of the be...

Cabinet extends Vodafone Idea lifeline to protect sector stability

The Union Cabinet has approved the rescheduling of Vodafone Idea Limited’s Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues amounting to Rs 87,695 crore, citing public interest, the need to avoid excessive concentration in the telecom sector, and the interests of nearly 20 cr...

Court allows Netflix to air ‘Bad Boy Billionaires’ Satyam episode

After a five-year legal battle, a court in Hyderabad on Tuesday (Dec. 30, 2025) vacated an ad-interim injunction that had restrained Netflix from streaming an episode of ‘Bad Boy Billionaires: India’, which had been conceptu...

Big B’s singing act turns ‘KBC’ finale into musical celebration

The latest season of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ concluded on a high note on December 30, leaving viewers and the studio audience spellbound as Amitabh Bachchan delivered an extraordinary 32-minute non-stop singing performance during the grand finale. ...

Apple TV unveils trailer of Emmy-nominated ‘Shrinking’ S3

Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for season three of its Emmy Award-nominated comedy ‘Shrinking’, created by Bill Lawrence, Brett Goldstein and Jason Segel. Premiering globally January 28 on Apple TV, the heart-warming, acclaimed series stars Emmy Award nominee Segel, multi-award winner Harrison Ford, Chris...

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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!