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BIG FM’s Santa Cause 2025 cheers hearing-impaired kids

BIG FM, one of India’s leading radio networks, brought the spirit of Christmas alive with the successful culmination of its Santa Cause 2025 initiative, spreading joy and warmth among students of The Stephen High School for the Deaf and Aphasic. The festive outreach saw enthusiastic participation from BIG FM’s RJ team along with actress Akanksha...

Paramount, Netflix fuel US’ Nov TV growth; YouTube, Disney lead

Television viewing in the United States in November 2025 was shaped by a mix of live sports, marquee streaming releases and holiday-driven consumption, according to Nielsen’s latest Media Distributor Gauge. Paramount and Netflix emerged as the biggest gainers during the month, posting double-digit growth over October...

‘Maharani’ actor Vipin Sharma says conveying authority tough

Actor Vipin Sharma says the most challenging aspect of his role in ‘Maharani 4’ was to convey authority as a politician up against Huma Qureshi's main protagonist Rani Bharti. In the popular SonyLIV series, directed by Pune...

Sivakarthikeyan’s ‘Parasakthi’ to hit theatres on Jan 10

Tamil star Sivakarthikeyan-starrer ‘Parasakthi’ is set to arrive in cinemas earlier than planned, with the makers confirming a theatrical release on January 10, 2026. The film, which also features Ravi Mohan, marks one of the most awaited Tamil releases of the coming year.

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India pay TV revenues to continue declining over 2024-29: GlobalData

India’s telecom and pay TV services revenue is forecast to increase a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 percent from $46.3 billion in 2024 to $61.9 billion in 2029, driven by revenue contributions from mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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Prakash Raj is brand ambassador for 17th Bengaluru film fest

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday held a meeting with the organising committee of the 17th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFFes) to review preparations for the upcoming edition of the prestigious cinematic event. The meeting focused on logistical arrangements, programming and outreach as the st...

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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!