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John Mayer to perform in India for the first time

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer is all set to make his India debut with a live performance in Mumbai on January 22. The announcement has created a buzz among music lovers, who have long awaited the arrival of the celebrated American artist on Indian shores. The show will be part of Mayer’s global tour and will take place at ...

Patricia Clarkson boards Netflix’s ‘Ransom Canyon’ S2

Acclaimed actor Patricia Clarkson has joined the cast of Netflix’s romantic western drama ‘Ransom Canyon’ for its upcoming second season. The series, fronted by Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, is based on Jodi Thomas’s beloved novels of the same name. Accor...

Kanu Behl’s ‘Agra’ to hit theatres on Nov 14

After its celebrated World Premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight, an independent section of the Cannes Film Festival in 2023, filmmaker Kanu Behl’s much-acclaimed Hindi feature ‘Agra’ is finally set for a theatrical release in India on November 14, 2025. According to a press release, ‘Agra’ marks Behl’s second outing at Cannes after his debut ...

WinZO, IEIC, Business Finland join hands to boost gaming sector

India’s largest interactive entertainment platform WinZO, the Interactive Entertainment and Innovation Council (IEIC), and Business Finland have announced a landmark collaboration aimed at building strong synergies between India and Finland in the gaming sector. The initiative is designed to co-create innovative, export-ready gaming experienc...

Zee Cinema to premiere ‘Sky Force’ on October 5

Zee Cinema has announced the World Television Premiere of ‘Sky Force’, a film inspired by India’s first major airstrike against Pakistan, on Sunday, October 5, at 8 PM. Produced by Jio Studios and Maddock Films, the action drama salutes the courage of India’s armed forces and brings alive one of the most daring missions in Indian military histor...

IBDF prez Vaz underscores the resilience of linear TV

The Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF) held its 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the capital on September 29, bringing together industry leaders to assess the sector’s performance and outline the road ahe...

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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!