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JioHotstar partners OpenAI for conversational streaming initiative

JioHotstar has introduced a new AI-powered conversational streaming experience in partnership with OpenAI, allowing users to discover and explore content using natural language voice and text interactions across multiple languages. According to a press release, the collaboration integrates ChatGPT-powered voice discovery and immersive feature...

Madhuri recalls first memory of Jackie, Anil on ‘Karma’ sets

Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Shroff brought nostalgia and laughter to the latest episode of ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show S4’, where the actor fondly recalled her first memory of meeting Shroff and Anil Kapoor on the sets of the 1986 film ‘Karma’. According to an IANS report, the episode saw Madhuri revisiting her early days in the i...

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’s India theatrical release is on May 22

The much-anticipated ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’, a new big-screen adventure from the iconic Star Wars universe, is set to release in theatres across India on May 22. The announcement was made by Lucasfilm, the Disney-owned studio behind the globally popular sci-fi franchise. According to a PTI report, the film will bring back two belo...

Miley Cyrus returns for ‘Hannah Montana’ 20th anniversary special

Miley Cyrus is set to return to her iconic Disney Channel series ‘Hannah Montana’ with a special 20th anniversary event, scheduled to premiere on March 24. The celebration will mark two decades of the show’s enduring popularity, featuring a live and i...

Times Prime partners Crunchyroll to expand anime streaming

Times Prime has announced a strategic partnership with Crunchyroll to expand its entertainment offerings, bringing premium anime streaming access to members across India. The collaboration marks a significant move to tap into the country’s growing appetite for anime and strengthen Times Prime’s curated portfolio of digital services. The partn...

Vaishnaw inaugurates WAVES Creators’ Corner at AI summit

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the WAVES Creators’ Corner at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, positioning the initiative as a hands-on innovation hub to showcase the transformative role of artificial intelligence in the AVGC-XR (Animation, VFX, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality) ecosystem. According t...

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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!