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DocuBay expands original slate with purpose-driven documentaries

DocuBay, the IN10 Media Network-backed streaming platform for premium, thought-provoking documentaries, is strengthening its position as a hub for impactful, non-fiction storytelling. With a growing library of acclaimed titles, the platform is pushing the b...

92% Indians plan to maintain or up ‘25 festive spending: JioStar survey

Indian consumers are entering the 2025 festive season with strong confidence, as 92 percent plan to maintain or increase spending this year, according to the JioStar Festive Sentiment Survey 2025. The findings point to a Rs.16,500 average ...

Prasar Bharati announces 90th e-auction for DD FreeDish MPEG-2 slots

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited bids for its 90th e-auction to allot vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD FreeDish for the period from August 29, 2025, to March 31, 2026, on a pro-rata basis. The online auction is tentatively scheduled to begin on August 20, 2025. According to the August 11 notification, the process will be conducted under...

CNN-News18 Town Hall Mumbai to focus on BMC polls, civic concerns

CNN-News18 is set to host the Mumbai edition of its flagship ‘Town Hall’ on August 13, 2025, bringing together political leaders, policymakers, and cultural voices to address the city’s most pressing issues ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (...

Actors say ‘Saare Jahan…’ spies essayed as dilemma-laden humans

Actors Pratik Gandhi and Sunny Hinduja, who play RAW and ISI agents, respectively, in Netflix’s 70s set drama series ‘Saare Jahan Se Accha’, said the spies in their world are presented as conflicted humans full of dilemmas ...

MX Player’s freedom week original ‘Sena…’ to debut Aug 13

This Independence Week, Amazon MX Player is set to premiere ‘Sena – Guardians of the Nation’, an original series that celebrates courage, sacrifice, and the emotional bonds forged in service to the country. The five-epi...

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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!