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India M&E sector can unlock $6bn in untapped value by ‘30: Report

A new report released today reveals that the Indian entertainment industry has the potential to unlock a staggering US$6 billion in unrealised value by 2030—provided it embraces global collaborations, technology-led innovation and a bold, audience-aligned content strategy. Titled The Future of the Indian Entertainment Business in Partnership ...

Top creative minds named Jury Chairs for ABBY Awards 2025

The Advertising Club has officially unveiled a stellar lineup of Jury Chairs for the highly anticipated ABBY Awards 2025 powered by One Show, bringing together some of the most respected names in advertising and creative communication. Prateek Bhardwaj, Minakshi Achan, Shashank Chaturvedi (aka Bob), and Priya Shivakumar have been selected to lea...

Pankaj Tripathi returns in ‘Criminal Justice’ S4

The wait is finally over for fans of India’s much-loved legal drama, as ‘Criminal Justice’ returns with its fourth season on May 22, exclusively on JioHotstar. Starring the ever-versatile Pankaj Tripathi, the new season promises to be an intense and emotiona...

Balaji Digital unveils royal thriller ‘Kull’ on JioHotstar

Balaji Telefilms’ digital arm, Balaji Digital, is back in the spotlight with the announcement of its third original series for JioHotstar ‘Kull: The Legacy of the Raisingghs’. Slated to premiere on May 2, 2025, this much-awaited show dives into a dark, layere...

Netflix Tudum Live set to stream globally on May 31

Netflix is set to bring back its biggest fan celebration of the year, ‘Tudum Live’, on May 31, 2025, with a global livestream that promises star-studded appearances, show-stopping performances, and exclusive reveals. The live event will stream directly on Netflix starting at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. Indian audience...

Sony MAX 1 set to launch on May 1

In a bid to further strengthen its position in the Hindi movie broadcast space, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has announced the launch of a brand-new channel, Sony MAX 1. Slated to go on air from May 1, 2025, the channel aims to deliver an exci...

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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!