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CID’s Dayanand Shetty headlines Ultra Play’s new crime thriller ‘Khalnigranaaya’

Ultra Play, India’s only Hindi-exclusive OTT platform, has unveiled its latest original film Khalnigranaaya, a gritty crime thriller starring popular television actor Dayanand Shetty, best known for his role as ACP Daya in the long-running series CID. The film premiered on the platform on Friday, September 19, 2025. Directed by Sumesh N. P...

WhatsApp rolls out payments, calling and AI-powered tools for businesses in India

Mumbai: Reinforcing its commitment to empowering businesses of all sizes to build stronger customer connections and scale operations, WhatsApp unveiled a suite of new features at its second annual Business Summit in Mumbai. The new capabilities are designed to make commerce more seamless, improve customer support, and give businesses a central p...

India News Manch ‘25 hosts fiery debates ahead of Bihar polls

Patna witnessed the spotlight of Indian politics as India News Manch 2025 unfolded drawing the nation’s attention with its high-voltage sessions. Organised by India News, a trusted name amongst Hindi news channels and part of iTV Network, the conclave once aga...

Mary McDonnell boards Disney’s ‘Vision’

Academy Award-nominated actress Mary McDonnell has signed on to two high-profile projects — stepping into the Marvel universe with Disney’s upcoming series ‘Vision’ and starring in the feature adaptation of William R. F...

21st Chetna Yatra kicks off today on PM Modi’s birthday

Aavishkar Media Group (AMG) is set to launch the much-anticipated 21st edition of the Chetna Yatra today, coinciding with the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative is being powered by Zee Entertainment, which has come in as the lead partner, marking a landmark collaboration between two major forces...

41mn+ globally watch Crawford vs. Álvarez boxing bout on Netflix

The showdown between two of boxing’s best fighters became the most-viewed men’s championship boxing match this century, said Netflix that streamed the match live, including having Spanish commentary.

According to a statement put out by the streamer yesterday, the main event on Septem...

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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!