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Vi reports lower-than-expected Q1 FY26 loss; new CEO named

India's Vodafone Idea yesterday named insider Abhijit Kishore as CEO and reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss as the telecom operator continued to benefit from the previous year's price hikes.

Kishore, currently chief operating officer, will replace CEO Akshaya Moondra...

Geo-political thriller ‘Tehran’ posters lights up Mumbai skyline

In a striking prelude to Independence Day celebrations yesterday, Mumbai’s iconic Bandra Worli Sea Link turned into a dazzling canvas, projecting the larger-than-life poster of John Abrah am’s upcoming geo-political thriller ‘Tehran’ on the eve of the film’s ZEE5 premiere.

A...

WION’s I-Day shows to capture essence of India’s growth

At a time when the story of India is being written in boardrooms, laboratories, classrooms, borders, and villages alike, WION’s 79th Independence Day programming will capture the essence of what drives the nation forward.

The special Independence Day’s line-up of shows is designed to...

Paramount new owners unpack growth plans; to up films’ productions

Paramount Global unveiled plans on Wednesday to retain and develop its stalwart entertainment brands Nickelodeon, MTV, and BET, while sharply increasing feature film production following its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media.

"We're thinking about ... the cable networks, not as...

Ormax Media unveils India’s first OTT sports audience tracker

Insights consulting firm Ormax Media has launched Ormax Sports Track, touted as India’s first syndicated audience research tool dedicated to OTT sports.

According to the Economic Times, the tracker ...

Eurosport India to air WWE LFG championship

Eurosport and Eurosport HD India, the sports channels under Warner Bros. Discovery, have secured exclusive telecast rights for the inaugural season of WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats) in India. The high-stakes professional wrestling reality competition will premiere on August 15, marking its first-ever broadcast...

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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!