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YouTube introduces new controls, safeguards for teens and families

YouTube has rolled out a fresh set of updates aimed at strengthening protections for teens and giving families more control over how young users experience the platform. The move reinforces YouTube’s long-standing focus on age-appropriate content, digital wellbeing and safer online habits for younger audiences who increasingly turn to the platfo...

Paramount names Dennis K. Cinelli as CFO, appoints Andrew Campion to board

Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, has announced key leadership appointments with the induction of Dennis K. Cinelli as its Chief Financial Officer and the addition of Andrew Campion as an independent director on its Board. The moves underline the company’s focus on strengthening its financial leadership and governance as it enters its next phas...

Sagar Kadam exits Sony Pictures Networks India after four years

Sagar Kadam has concluded his four-year stint with Sony Pictures Networks India, marking the end of a significant chapter in his professional journey with the broadcaster.

The development was shared through a LinkedIn pos...

NDTV steps up Connected TV push with key leadership appointments

NDTV has announced a major expansion of its presence in the Connected TV space, appointing Akhil Bhalla as Product Head – Connected TV and Sanjeev Kumar Choudhary as Head of Connected TV Revenue. The move signals the network’s strategic intent to strengthen its footprint in what is fast emerging as one of the most influential segments of the glo...

Prasar Bharati issues notification for upcoming DD Free Dish e-auction

Prasar Bharati has issued a formal notification detailing the framework and conditions for the forthcoming DD Free Dish e-auction, outlining the eligibility norms, compliance requirements and procedural guidelines for participating television channels. The notification, dated January 14, 2026, sets the regulatory and operational roadmap for broa...

Telugu ZEE5 celebrates Sankranti with Manchu Manoj-led festive brand film

Telugu ZEE5 has unveiled a special Sankranti brand film featuring Manchu Manoj, reinforcing the platform’s commitment to delivering culturally rooted entertainment for Telugu audiences. Built around the line ‘Mana Pandaga, Mana Entertainment, Mana Telugu ZEE5’, the campaign taps into the festive spirit of...

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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!