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Tata Play Bollywood Premiere curates Republic Day film slate

Tata Play Bollywood Premiere is marking Republic Day with a specially curated line-up of films that reflect the spirit of India through stories of courage, truth and justice. The programming brings together hard-hitting narratives and heroic tales that explore patriotism beyond symbolism, focusing instead on conscience, sacrifice and the moral c...

NDTV’s ‘Jai Jawan’ to air R- Day special with Bhumi Pednekar

NDTV is set to mark Republic Day with a special edition of its long-running and iconic programme ‘Jai Jawan’, bringing audiences closer to the lives of Indian Army personnel through an immersive on-ground episode featuring actor Bhumi Pednekar. According to an

Sony LIV serves a grand slam of sponsorships, brands for AO 2026

Sony LIV is streaming the Australian Open 2026, giving fans front-row access to the season’s first Grand Slam live from the famous Melbourne Park in Australia. And, reinforcing the scale and prestige of the tennis tournament, the streamer has brought together an impressive lineup of brand partners for the 2026 editio...

Neal Mohan outlines 2026 roadmap; YouTube to broaden TV reach

YouTube has unveiled an ambitious roadmap for 2026, detailing plans to broaden the platform’s reach across television, deepen its investment in artificial intelligence (AI), expand monetization tools for creators, and introduce new safety features for young viewers.

The strategy, out...

Global anime market to grow at 11% CAGR to $50bn by 2031

Global anime market is growing on the back of streaming platform investments, expanding fan engagement, and cross-media monetization, led by Asia-Pacific and North America, according to a new report published by Mordor Intelligence.

According to the report, the anime market size is e...

Paramount extends deadline for WBD hostile bid to Feb. 20

Paramount Skydance yesterday extended the deadline on its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros Discovery by about a month to February 20, buying more time to persuade investors that its bid for the Hollywood studio trumps a rival deal with Netflix. The compa...

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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!