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‘Dhurandhar2’ BO run strong; tops Rs. 550cr mark globally

The second instalment of the Ranveer Singh-starrer ‘Dhurandhar2’, an Indian spy story partly based on true events in Pakistan, continued its march into box-office collections history and is music to the ears of the film’s makers. Latest reports yesterday evening said having earned over Rs 83 crore March 22,...

FOG Play, RailTel spotlight hotels’ digital transformations

An industry session on digital transformation in the hospitality sector, centred on the Digital Connectivity Rating for Hotels (DCRA) initiative, was successfully conducted in Udaipur with participation from key stakeholders including RailTel Corporation of India, Five Ocean Global Ventures Pvt. Ltd. (FOG) and Hotel ...

Canada, S.Korea, US, UK among Netflix’s best performing 2025 ISPs

Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States all boasted the highest performing ISPs of 2025, according to the latest Netflix ISP Speed Index, which is a regular report on which internet service providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming.

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RailTel bags big Prasar Bharati contract for DD cloud services

The government-controlled RailTel Corporation of India has secured a Rs.159.80 crore contract from country’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati for providing cloud-based integrated newsroom services for Doordarshan, the company said in a regulatory filing to the stock market BSE.

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‘Zootopia2’ nets 32mn viewers globally since streaming debut

‘Zootopia2’ is racing ahead on Disney+, hopping to 32 million views globally in its first seven days, making it the top film on the streaming platform during its premiere week. Its arrival on the service builds on the enduring popularity of the franchise --- together, ‘Zootopia’, ‘Zootopia+’, and <...

Young leadership takes charge at Network18 as Avi Kaul moves on

Network18 has announced a major leadership transition, with a new generation of executives stepping into key roles as veteran media executive Avinash Kaul moves on after a 12-year stint with the company. His departure marks the end of an important chapter for the broadcast business. Kaul, who joined

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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!