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DD Free Dish clocks Rs.1,060 crore revenue, reaches 49 mn homes

Prasar Bharati’s free-to-air DTH platform DD Free Dish continues to anchor the broadcaster’s financial performance, generating Rs.1,060.71 crore in revenue for the financial year 2024–25 while expanding its reach to nearly 49 million households across India. According to Prasar Bharati’s latest annual report, the platform remains a key revenu...

‘Kaptaan’ brings gritty crime drama to Amazon MX Player

Amazon MX Player has unveiled its latest original series ‘Kaptaan’, a high-octane crime drama set in the fictional town of Jwalabad, offering viewers a deep dive into a world shaped by power, ambition, and shifting loyalties. According to a press release, the series is now streaming for free on the platform, reinforcing

Network18 tops YouTube news viewership charts in March 2026

Network18 has emerged as a dominant force in India’s digital news space, with its channels delivering record-breaking YouTube viewership in March 2026 across multiple genres, including English, Hindi, and business news. According to a press release, the stron...

Walt Disney Co. unveils Earth Month slate led by NatGeo premieres

The Walt Disney Company has announced a global ‘Step into Wonder’ campaign for Earth Month, headlined by new National Geographic and Disneynature premieres including ‘Secrets of the Bees’ and ‘Orangutan’, alongside curated programming on Disney+. The shows will be available on ...

Pratilipi launches Double Tap Films, unveils 150+ microdramas

Pratilipi has announced the launch of Double Tap Films, positioning it as India’s first data-backed microdrama studio aimed at redefining short-form storytelling for mobile-first audiences. Built on Pratilipi’s extensive IP ecosystem of over 20 million stories, the ...

Over 4 lakh PM-WANI Wi-Fi hotspots operational: Telecoms Minister Scindia

More than 4.09 lakh public Wi-Fi hotspots have been made operational across the country under the Prime Minister's Wi-Fi Access Network Interface or PM-WANI scheme, the government informed the Rajya Sabha yesterday.

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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!