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Network18 launches NextGen Young Leadership Program

Network18, India’s leading news network, has announced the launch of the NextGen Young Leadership Program (NYLP), a new initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing high-potential young talent from the country’s premier business, law and engineering institutions. The program was unveiled in New Delhi on December 23, marking a strategic step ...

‘Avatar’ 3 sets global BO on fire; collections lower than 2nd film

Director James Cameron's third ‘Avatar’ movie kicked off its box office run with roughly $345 million in global ticket sales through Sunday Dec. 21), meeting pre-weekend forecasts for the epic movie franchise from Walt Disney. ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ ranked as the second-highest Hollywood movie debut...

KidZ launches 2 original animated series, expands content slate

KidZ has announced the launch of its first two original animated series, ‘Chote Tara ka Bada Gadar’ and ‘FAB 5’, marking a significant expansion of its kids entertainment portfolio. With these new titles, the platform steps deeper into original storytelling for children, blending Indian imagination,...

Larry Ellison pledges $40bn to back Paramount’s WBD bid

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from selling its prized Hollywood assets to streaming giant Netflix.

The guarantee, disclosed in a filing yesterday, seeks to ...

FIFA, Netflix in pact to offer reimagined football simulation game

As the world would come together to celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2026, fans can play a newly reimagined FIFA football simulation game exclusively on Netflix Games. The game, developed and published by Delphi Interactive, allows Netflix members to experience the emotion and drama of the tournament in its purest, most ...

Nataraj joins NDTV IOTY 2025 as official stationery partner

Hindustan Pencils, the stationery brand behind the iconic Nataraj and Apsara product lines, has announced its association with NDTV Indian of the Year 2025 as the Official Stationery Partner. The partnership brings together tw...

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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!