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Gaurav Khanna lifts ‘Bigg Boss 19’ trophy beating Farrhana Bhatt

TV actor Gaurav Khanna has emerged as the winner of the latest season of the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, clinching the Season 19 trophy after defeating finalist Farrhana Bhatt in a closely watched finale. The moment marked a major milestone in his television journey, drawing loud applause from the studio audience during the grand announcement. ...

Indian govt mulls moving broadcasting out of TRAI’s control

The Centre or the Indian federal government is weighing a revamp of media regulation framework. According to a Storyboard18.com report today, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is pushing to remove broadcasting from the purview of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Incidentally, the broadcasting sector was brought under th...

Is JioStar getting out of India cricket deal with ICC?

The International Cricket Council is staring at a fresh crisis ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, with Reliance-controlled Reliance Industries-backed JioStar formally informing the global body that it cannot continue servicing the remaining two years o...

‘The Boys’ final season to stream on Prime Video from April 2026

'The Boys', the blockbuster anti-superhero series, is gearing up for its final chapter with the fifth and last season set to premiere on Prime Video on April 8, 2026. The streamer announced that fans will get the first two episodes o...

Aamir Khan says he isn’t OTT-agnostic, backs diverse film-viewing choices

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has said he has no reservations about streaming platforms and believes that films should reach audiences in whatever format they prefer. Speaking at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in Delhi on Saturday, the actor stressed that his only concern is whether viewers enjoy a film — be it in theatres, on OTT platf...

PM Modi felicitates top 12 photographers as HT marks 100 Years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday felicitated the Top 12 winners of HT@100 My Country, My Lens, a nationwide photography contest held to mark the centenary of Hindustan Times. The honours were presented during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 20...

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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!