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Saif, Rani’s ‘Hum Tum’ returns to theatres May 16

One of Bollywood’s most beloved romantic comedies, ‘Hum Tum’, starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji, is all set to charm audiences once again as it gears up for a grand re-release in theatres on May 16, 2025. Yash Raj Films made the announcement...

Zee Telugu unveils new weekend getaway lineup

Zee Telugu is all set to supercharge viewers’ weekend with a blockbuster entertainment line-up featuring the world television premiere of ‘Robinhood’, a special episode of ‘Drama Juniors’, and the much-awaited launch of ‘Gharana Mogudu’....

Zee Q4 profit jumps 85% on higher subscriptions, films’ releases

India's Zee Entertainment reported an 85 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit yesterday, as higher subscriptions and more film releases offset weak advertising demand.

Zee, which owns TV channels, produces movies and runs an online streaming platform

WBD misses Q1 revenue estimates as TV biz weakens further

Warner Bros Discovery missed first-quarter revenue estimates yesterday, weighed down by a lack of big box office hits from its studios and weakness in its traditional TV business as consumers continued to abandon cable for streaming.

NBF issues another advisory to member TV news channels

Late evening yesterday even as India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire, including downing of two Pak jets and several drones, the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) issued an advisory to its member-channels to avoid reporting of troops movement or live updates of military assets. “Further to instructions from MOIB (Ministry of Information and...

Armed with LoI, Starlink moves a step closer to Indian reality

Having secured the Letter of Intent from the Telecom Department and agreed to security norms for offering satcom services, Starlink will now have to formally sign acceptance of the terms and conditions of the agreement and pay the stipulated entry fee to procure the licence, according to sources.

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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!