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Airtel, ‘The Family Man’ roll out first-of-its-kind in-world OTT brand integration

Airtel and Prime Video India have executed a breakthrough collaboration inside the narrative universe of ‘The Family Man’, marking one of the rare in-world brand integrations in India’s OTT ecosystem. The partnership embeds the telco seamlessly into the show’s storyline, using a moment of Wi-Fi failure during Srikant Tiwari’s high-stress sequ...

DocuBay’s ‘Fanatics’ becomes first Indian documentary to win at Asian Television Awards 2025

DocuBay’s original documentary ‘Fanatics’ has scripted history by becoming the first-ever Indian documentary to win the Best Documentary Programme (OTT) at the 30th Asian Television Awards 2025 held in Indonesia. The achievement marks a major milestone not only for

Adityan Kayalakal joins Pocket FM as VP – Brand

Pocket FM has appointed Adityan Kayalakal as Vice President – Brand, marking his return to the entertainment ecosystem after spending the past few years building brand momentum across fintech, edtech, and emerging web3 companies. The update was shared by Kayalakal through a LinkedIn announcement, where he described the move as a “homecoming” ...

Big FM names Ashit Kukian as new CEO, effective Dec 1

Big FM has appointed seasoned media executive Ashit Kukian as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 December 2025. The announcement marks a significant leadership shift for the network as it prepares for its next phase of growth in an increasingly competitive audio and entertainment landscape. According to the press communication, K...

Dish TV India partners with TOIFA 2025 as special partner

VZY, the next-generation entertainment brand from Dish TV India, has announced its association with The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) 2025 as the Special Partner, marking a significant collaboration between a cutting-edge technology platform and one of India’s most respected cinema award events. The announcement was shared through an offici...

Gaurav Banerjee calls for a Global creative ambition at CII Big Picture Summit 2025

At the CII Big Picture Summit 2025, Gaurav Banerjee, MD & CEO of Sony Pictures Networks India and Chairman of the CII National Council on Media & Entertainment, delivered opening keynote address that underlined a pivotal moment of transformation for Indi...

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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!