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Paramount Skydance readies to dance with WBD; Netflix walks away

Paramount Skydance has emerged as the frontrunner in the race to acquire Warner Bros Discovery, marking a major development in the global media and entertainment industry after Netflix decided not to raise its bid for the Hollywood studio. According to a report by Reuters on Feb 26, the months-long battle to acquire Warner Bros Discovery reac...

NDTV.com tops English news websites in January with 35.6 million visitors

NDTV.com emerged as India’s most visited English news website in January 2026, recording 35.6 million total unique visitors during a month marked by high-impact global and domestic developments. January was a news cycle defined by consequence and complexity. From discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos to closely watched political co...

Suniel Shetty offers to become face of Mitticool on ‘Bharat Ke Super Founders’

Suniel Shetty has offered to become the brand ambassador of Mitticool on the reality series Bharat Ke Super Founders, highlighting the growing spotlight on sustainable innovation and indigenous entrepreneurship. The development comes as part of the show’s latest episodes, streaming on Amazon MX Player, where the actor praised the brand’s unique ...

Reliance Jio posts strong Q3FY26 growth

Reliance Jio strengthened its leadership in India’s telecom sector in the third quarter of FY26, reporting robust revenue growth and expanding its market share amid steady industry momentum. The company recorded strong performance across key markets, further widening its lead over competitors. According to an ANI report, citing findings by IC...

India–Caribbean studios partner for ‘Adventures of Louie & Douie’ global franchise

India’s Bhooshan’s Junior has entered into a strategic international co-production partnership with Animae Caribe House to jointly produce new seasons of the animated preschool series ‘Adventures of Louie & Douie’, marking a significant step in building the show into a global kids’ entertainment franchise. According to a press re...

Nominations announced for ‘Zee Kutumb Awards 2026’ ahead of 24th Zee Cine Awards

Nominations for the “Zee Kutumb Awards 2026” have been officially announced ahead of the 24th edition of the Zee Cine Awards, celebrating excellence, progress and togetherness within the entertainment industry. According to a press release, the awards aim ...

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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!