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SPNI, Accenture launch Sony AdEdge to empower SMB advertising

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), in partnership with Accenture, today announced the launch of the Sony AdEdge Centre of Excellence (CoE)—a comprehensive advertising platform aimed at providing premium, cross-platform advertising opportunities to India’s s...

Sonu Nigam to perform live on Dal Lake in historic tribute to Rafi

NDTV Good Times is bringing Sonu Nigam for a live concert on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at the SKICC, with the majestic Dal Lake and the Himalayan peaks forming a breathtaking backdrop. The evening will not only showcase Nigam’s most celebrated Bollywood hits but also serve as a heartfelt tribute to the legendary Mohammed Rafi, whose centenary ye...

TRAI unveils roadmap for private digital radio b’cast

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on the long-awaited Digital Radio Broadcast Policy for private radio broadcasters, outlining the framework, terms and conditions, as well as reserve prices for the launch of digital radio services in major Indian cities. The policy, seen as a milestone in the ev...

ET NOW Swadesh celebrates 4th anniversary today

ET Now Swadesh, India’s leading Hindi business news channel, is set to celebrate its 4th anniversary on October 3, 2025. Over the past four years, the channel has emerged as the fastest-growing Hindi business news platform, championing financial empowerment for viewers and investors while connecting their growth to India’s broader economic succe...

‘Peaky Blinders’ returns with two new series on BBC, Netflix

The BBC has confirmed that its hit drama 'Peaky Blinders' will return with two brand-new series, opening a fresh chapter in the Shelby family saga. The announcement was made in a BBC media statement on October 3, 2025, confirming that the story will follow a new generation of Shelbys and once again be set in Birmingham. The two upcoming serie...

Zee marks 33 years of private satellite television in India

India’s private satellite television industry today completed 33 years of its journey, a milestone that began with the launch of Zee TV in 1992 by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (‘Z’). From being the nation’s first private satellite channel to evolving into 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!