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Anant V Joshi replaces Vaibhav Raj Gupta in ‘Gullak’ S5

Anant V Joshi is set to step into the role of Anand ‘Annu’ Mishra in the upcoming fifth season of Gullak, replacing Vaibhav Raj Gupta, who previously played the beloved character. The casting change marks a not...

Omnicom Media wins Netflix India’s Rs 300 cr media mandate

Omnicom Media Group has secured Netflix India’s media mandate, estimated at around Rs 300 crore annually, following a multi-agency pitch that concluded recently. The win marks a significant shift in one of the larger media accounts in the country’s entertainment and s...

Zee TV’s ‘Vasudha’ tops fiction charts with strong ratings surge

‘Vasudha’ has emerged as the No.1 ranked fiction show across Hindi General Entertainment Channels (GECs), marking a significant shift in India’s television landscape. With a reported 1.8 TVR, the show has surged ahead of long-established leaders, signalling ...

Umesh Bansal exits Zee Studios, joins B4U/IVY as MD & CEO

In a key leadership move in the media and entertainment space, Umesh Bansal has stepped down from Zee Studios and is set to take over as Managing Director and CEO at B4U/IVY. His transition marks a notable shift in senior leadership w...

GoaFresh returns at Goafest 2026 with stronger focus on young talent

Goafest 2026 is set to bring back ‘GoaFresh’, its initiative aimed at discovering and nurturing emerging talent from across India, with an expanded footprint and deeper industry-academia engagement. Designed as a platform to spotlight the next generation of creative and marketing professio...

Divya Chawla promoted to AVP at SPNI

Divya Chawla has been elevated to the role of Associate Vice President at Sony Pictures Networks India, marking a significant milestone in her journey within the company’s digital and monetisation ecosystem. She shared the update through a LinkedIn post, reflecting on her growth and experiences...

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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!