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JioStar terminates IPL broadcast distribution deal in Bangladesh

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's entertainment venture JioStar has terminated its broadcast deals in Bangladesh for the Indian Premier League ‌cricket tournament, saying its local partner defaulted on payments, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Bangladesh in January banned I...

JioStar launches IPL 2026 ‘Ek Hoke Dekh’ campaign

JioStar has unveiled its campaign for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League, titled ‘Ek Hoke Dekh’, calling on fans across the country to come together for one of the biggest sporting spectacles. Built around the idea of unity, the campaign carries the central message --- “Watch as one” --- as the league returns for its 19th edi...

GTC Punjabi launches ‘Sweety Beauty Parlour’

GTC Punjabi has premiered its latest fiction series ‘Sweety Beauty Parlour’, a coming-of-age drama that brings the aspirations and struggles of small-town Punjabi women into focus. Airing from yesterday at 6.30 pm Monday to Friday, the show centres on a young woman determined to build her own identity against the backdrop of societal ex...

Govt. proposes making advisories legally binding on digital platforms

India yesterday proposed changes to its IT law to ‌make advisories and clarifications legally binding on internet platforms such as Meta , Google and X, the latest in a string of stricter compliance requirements for tech giants. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government this ⁠year compressed the timeline for platform...

MX Player drops ‘Kaptaan’ trailer ahead of Apr 3 release

Amazon MX Player has unveiled the trailer of its upcoming crime drama ‘Kaptaan’, setting the stage for a high-intensity series that blends action, emotion and layered storytelling. The show, headlined by Saqib Saleem and Siddharth Nigam, is set to stream for free on the platform from April 3. As per an Amazon MX Player press release,...

NXTDIGITAL appoints Hemlata Sharma to lead retail business

NXTDIGITAL Media Group, the digital media division of Hinduja Global Solutions, has announced the appointment of Hemlata Sharma as Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer to lead its retail digital television and broadband business across India. As per an NXTDigital press release, Sharma will oversee the company’s satellite (HITS)...

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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!