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Prime Video promotes Kali Sayak Mukherjee to APAC-ANZ Creative Head

Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios have expanded Kali Sayak Mukherjee’s leadership mandate, appointing him Head, Creative Marketing for the APAC and ANZ regions. In his new role, Mukherjee will lead creative marketing and production efforts across India, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, placing him at the centre of the platform...

Srijith Jagdish made SVP-Entertainment of ad sales at JioStar

Srijith Jagdish has stepped into a new role as Senior Vice President – Entertainment Ad Sales at JioStar, taking on a wider mandate within the company’s commercial leadership. The appointment marks a significant progression in his career, which spans media mon...

Meta names Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chairman

Meta has appointed Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chairman, bringing seasoned financial, geopolitical and strategic leadership into its top executive ranks as the company enters a more capital-intensive phase of growth driven by large-scale AI and infrastructure ambitions.

According to a Reuters r...

Devendra Fadnavis unveils News18 Marathi’s new brand identity

News18 Lokmat has been officially rebranded as News18 Marathi, with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiling the channel’s new brand identity, marking a significant milestone in its journey within the state’s media landscape. The refreshed identity reflects the channel’s sharpened focus on Maharashtra while aligning it more closely...

Ultra Play celebrates Shakti Samanta’s 100th with Film Fest

As Hindi cinema remembers one of its most influential filmmakers, Ultra Play, the Hindi-language OTT platform from Ultra Media & Entertainment Group, has announced ‘Shakti Samanta@100: A Celebration of Timeless Cinema’ to commemorate the legendary director’s 100th birth anniversary on January 13. The tribute takes the form of a mont...

GTPL Hathway reports 14% rise in PBT, revenue grows 5% in Q3 FY26

GTPL Hathway Limited, India’s largest digital cable TV service provider and a leading broadband player, has reported steady financial performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, with Profit Before Tax (PBT) rising 14 per cent year-on-year in Q3 FY26. The company announced its results on January 12, reflecting resilience in a competitive...

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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!