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NatGeo revives explorer film fest with content lineup

National Geographic is all set to bring back its much-loved Explorer Film Festival with a brand-new edition that celebrates adventure, discovery, and human resilience. Featuring a lineup of bold, inspiring stories from across the globe, this year’s festival continues the channel’s legacy of storytelling that sparks curiosity and connects audi...

ZEE5 to stream ‘Saali Mohabbat’ starring Radhika Apte

After creating buzz at several international film festivals, ‘Saali Mohabbat’ the much-awaited ZEE5 Original film marking Tisca Chopra’s directorial debut is all set to premiere exclusively on ZEE5 later this year. Starring Radhika Apte, Divyenndu Sharma, ...

MIB seeks industry views on media sector anti-piracy measures

Taking cognisance of the growing economic losses and enforcement challenges arising from digital piracy across films, television, and OTT platforms, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has initiated a comprehensive review to strengthen India’s...

Prime Video announces ‘The Night Manager’ S2, premiering Jan 11, 2026

Prime Video has officially announced the release date and unveiled the teaser trailer for the highly anticipated second season of ‘The Night Manager’, the critically acclaimed espionage drama that captivated audiences worldwide. The first three episodes of Season Two will premiere on Sunday, January 11, 2026, with one new episode releasing ev...

CII to host Global Media & Entertainment investor meet at 12th BIG Picture Summit 2025

In a major step toward driving growth and investment in India’s media and entertainment (M&E) sector, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced the launch of the first-ever CII Global Media and Entertainment Investor Meet, to be held during the 12th BIG Picture Summit on December 1 and 2, 2025, in ...

India vs. SA women’s WC final got record 185mn viewership on JioHotstar

Women’s cricket in India has reached a defining moment. The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 final, which saw Team India clinch their first-ever World Cup title, has drawn record-breaking viewership figures — matching the men’s T20 World Cup in digital numbers for the very first time. According to a report by The Economic Times, citin...

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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!