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Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Homebound’ advances in Oscar race

Neeraj Ghaywan’s film ‘Homebound’ has progressed to the next stage of voting in the International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards, placing India’s official entry among the 15 films still in contention for Oscars 2026. The development marks a key moment for the film as it continues its run on the global awards circuit. As per ...

FanCode extends Formula 1 b’cast rights in India till 2028

FanCode has renewed its broadcast partnership with Formula 1 under a new three-year agreement, extending its rights to stream the sport in India until the end of the 2028 season. The renewal cements FanCode’s position as the digital home of Formula 1 in the country, continuing a relationship that began with an earlier two-year deal covering the ...

Prasar Bharati invites hardware bids to strengthen DD infra

Prasar Bharati has invited open e-tenders for the supply of non-linear editing systems for the Doordarshan network, as part of its efforts to strengthen broadcast production and post-production infrastructure across the country. The tender, issued by the Directorate General of Doordarshan, covers the procurement of 46 non-linear editing system s...

Tata Play Cartoon Network Forever rings in Christmas with classic toon specials

Tata Play Cartoon Network Forever is set to turn this festive season into a nostalgic celebration with a special Christmas programming block featuring some of the most loved Cartoon Network classics. From December 20 to December 31, viewers can relive time...

Saregama invests $36mn in Bhansali Prod.; to up stake to 51% by 2030

Saregama India will acquire 9,960 shares of Bhansali Productions for $35.8 million, the music label said yesterday, and also outlined a plan to take a 51 percent majority stake in the Bollywood movie studio by fiscal 2030.

It was not immediately clear what percentage of ownership the...

WhatsApp launches hyper-local messaging campaign

WhatsApp has expanded its push towards inclusive digital communication with the rollout of the second phase of its India-focused initiative aimed at users who face barriers to text-based messaging.

The latest phase sharpens the platform’s focus on rural and semi-literate communities,...

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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!