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Sun TV shares slide as Maran brothers fight legal battles

Shares of Sun TV Network witnessed a sharp decline of over 5% in early trading hours on Friday, following reports of a legal spat between brothers and prominent political-business figures — Kalanithi Maran and Dayanidhi Maran.

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YouTube Shorts has 200bn+ daily views: Neal Mohan

YouTube has hit a staggering new milestone with its short-form video feature, YouTube Shorts, now clocking nearly 200 billion daily views. The announcement was made by YouTube CEO Neal Mohan during his keynote address at the 2025 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, showcasing the platform’s explosive growth in just a year.

‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ offers moving tale of compassion

Aamir Khan returns with a film that’s as deeply emotional as it is socially reflective ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, a tender, heartfelt story that doesn’t just tug at the heartstrings but gently breaks them along the way. Directed by R.S. Prasanna, the film takes its inspiration from a modest Spanish original, yet elevates the premise with...

NDTV 24×7 emerges as No.1 English news channel

In an era of clashing headlines and clamorous coverage, Indian audiences have made a clear and thoughtful choice — they’ve chosen trust. NDTV 24x7 has been ranked as the No.1 English news channel in the country, according to the latest BARC ratings.

As per an official NDTV press release, the channel has topped the ...

Carla Gugino to star with ‘Winthrop’

Carla Gugino, known for her performances in the Spy Kids series, ‘Watchmen’, and ‘San Andreas’, is all set to take on a chilling new role in the upcoming horror thriller ‘Winthrop’. The actress will star opposite Lou Taylor Pucci in the film adaptation of ‘Knifepoint Horror’, a cult podcast with a loyal global following. As per a PTI report, ...

Swastik Productions’ ‘Tu Dhadkan Mein Dil’ to premiere on June 23 on Star Plus

Star Plus is all set to unveil its new emotionally rich drama ‘Tu Dhadkan Mein Dil’, a heartfelt journey of love, longing, and the search for familial connection. Produced by the renowned Swastik Productions, the show is slated to premiere on June 23, 2025, and will air every Monday to Friday at 7pm. Viewers can also stream the show digitally...

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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!