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‘Special Ops S2’ to premiere on July 18 on JioHotstar

‘Special Ops’, is set to make its much-awaited return with Season 2, premiering exclusively on JioHotstar on July 18. With Kay Kay Menon reprising his critically acclaimed role as R&AW officer Himmat Singh, the new season promises to dive into an even da...

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YouTube has announced a significant update to its monetisation policy under the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). Starting July 15, 2025, creators who rely on reused, repetitive, or low-value content will no longer be eligible to earn revenue on the platform. According to a Gadgets 360 report, this decision stems from the platform’s ongoing effo...

Sabih Khan to succeed Jeff Williams as Apple’s new COO

In a significant leadership move, Apple has announced that Sabih Khan, its Senior Vice President of Operations, will be elevated to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) later this month. The Indian-origin executive will succeed longtime Apple veteran Jeff Williams, who plans to retire after nearly three decades of service. According to A...

Zee shareholders approve appointment of directors via postal ballot

In a key development, shareholders of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. have approved the appointments of Saurav Adhikari and Divya Rupchand Karani to the company's board of directors through a postal ballot process conducted entirely via remote e-voting. ...

India govt denies asking X to block Reuters handles

The Indian government yesterday said it has not made any fresh requests to blockade a prominent international wire agency. The statement came as the Elon Musk-owned platform asserted that the government of India, on July 3, sought the b...

WPP Media S. Asia overhauls leadership structure

WPP Media South Asia has unveiled a new leadership framework aimed at aligning with its long-term Vision '30 roadmap, according to a report in The Economic Times yesterday.

The agency has constituted an Executive Committee (ExCo) and a

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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!