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Live Times becomes Mumbai’s most engaging News channel with 1hr 23min ATS

Live Times, India’s first Global Multicast News Hub, has marked a significant breakthrough in the country’s broadcast landscape by emerging as Mumbai’s No. 1 news channel in engagement. As per BARC Week 45 data, the channel has recorded an unprecedented Average Time Spent (ATS) of 1 hour and 23 minutes, a historic achievement in one of India’s m...

At ’Sahitya Aaj Tak 2025’ opening Kalli Purie dwells on literature, life’s bonds

India Today Group Vice Chairperson and Executive Editor-in-Chief Kalli Purie set the tone for the 8th edition of ‘Sahitya Aaj Tak ‘with a reflective, heartfelt address that touched on loss, resilience and the power of literature. Speaking at the annual l...

‘Kakori’ screening at IFFI spreads patriotic fervour

The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) opened with a surge of patriotic emotion as ‘Kakori’, directed by Kamlesh K. Mishra, made a powerful impact on festival audiences. The film revisits the iconic Kakori Rail Action of 1925, marking its centenary with a cinematic tribute that blends historical depth with emotional intensity. ...

India showcases global co-production strength at IFFI roundtable

India reaffirmed its ambition to emerge as the “studio of the world” as the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) hosted a high-level Ambassadors’ Roundtable on Friday, bringing together envoys and senior diplomats to explore deeper collaborations in filmmaking, co-production, and creative-economy partnerships. The meeting, held on Novembe...

Times Now tops viewership during 2025 Bihar poll coverage

Times Now has set new benchmarks in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, emerging as the leading English news destination through the high-stakes counting week. With a commanding 39 percent viewership share during Week 45, the channel reinforced its position as the preferred election headquarters for English news audiences. According to a

World TV Day: medium remains India’s cultural unifier

India yesterday observed World Television Day 2025, celebrating the medium’s reach, impact and evolution as one of the country’s most powerful tools of public communication and national integration. Marked globally on November 21 following the UN General Assembly’s 1996 proclamation, the day highlights television’s role in informing, educating a...

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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!