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As cofounder-COO, Mudit Kumar to drive Ideabaaz startup ecosystem

Ideabaaz, India’s pioneering upcoming startup discovery and funding platform, today announced the appointment of Mudit Kumar as its Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer (COO). With nearly two decades of experience across private banking, wealth strategy, and strategic investments, Mudit will play a pivotal role in furthering Ideabaaz’s miss...

WBD brings back ‘Reality Ranis’ of the Jungle with a beachside twist

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the return of its all-female survival reality show ‘Reality Ranis of the Jungle’, with S2 premiering September 22 on Discovery Channel and discovery+. The new season raises the stakes, shifting the battleground from dense jungles to a rugged coastal wilderness. According to a press release, the upcoming ed...

Prime Video’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ sparks brand frenzy ahead of finale

Prime Video’s hit series ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ (TSITP) has grown from a book adaptation into a global pop-culture juggernaut. With its final season racing towards a much-anticipated finale on September 17, the series has set new benchmarks in fan engagement and brand collaborations, making it one of the most talked-about shows this year. ...

Instagram launches microdrama ‘Party of Two’ to inspire Gen Z

Instagram has rolled out a microdrama series in India as part of its efforts to encourage Gen Z users to take creative chances and connect through storytelling. The initiative complements the platform’s ‘Anyway’ campaign launched earlier this year in the US...

BBC appoints Nick Lee as head of acquisitions

The BBC has appointed Nick Lee as its new Head of Acquisitions, entrusting him with the responsibility of securing TV series and feature films for BBC iPlayer as well as the broadcaster’s portfolio of television channels. Lee will assume his new role in November 2025. According to a BBC announcement, Lee will lead the acquisitions strategy to...

NDTV board approves rights issue of up to Rs.400 crore

The board of directors of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) has approved raising funds through a rights issue of equity shares worth up to Rs.400 crore. The announcement was made following the board meeting held on September 2, 2025. According to a BSE filing dat...

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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!