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Director Lee Jung-hyo to helm Netflix’s new romance series

Acclaimed South Korean director Lee Jung-hyo, best known for the global hit ‘Crash Landing on You’, is set to return to the romance genre with a new series titled ‘Long Vacation’ for Netflix.

According to a

Murugan: Govt. pushing D2M b’casting for mass communication

The government is promoting direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcasting as a transformative technology to deliver video, audio and data directly to mobile handsets without requiring SIM cards or internet connectivity, the Lok Sabha was infor...

Overall telecom subs base grows in Feb; b’band tops1.05 bn: TRAI

India’s telecom sector recorded overall growth in February 2026, with total telephone subscribers rising to around 1,314 million and broadband users crossing 1,052 million, reflecting steady expansion in both wireless and internet services, according to data released yesterday by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of I...

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ S2 to stream on Netflix from June 25

Netflix has officially announced that Season 2 of ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ will premiere on June 25, giving fans a return date to the fantasy world inspired by the popular Nickelodeon animated series. According to an ANI report, the streaming platform revealed the release date along with a behind-the...

Zee Music elevates Sujal Parekh; Vikas Somani steps down

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. has elevated Sujal Parekh to the role of senior management personnel while also announcing the resignation of senior executive Vikas Somani, according to a regulatory filing made by the company. The development was disclosed in a filing dated March 31, 2026, submitted to th...

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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!