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Havas reshapes leadership with Dan Hagen, Jamie Seltzer

Havas has announced a strategic leadership shake-up, reinforcing its commitment to a data-driven and technology-focused future. The global media and advertising giant has promoted Dan Hagen to Global Chief Data and Technology Officer, while Jamie Seltzer steps up as the new leader of Havas Media Network. This move is aimed at turbocharging...

JioStar breaks viewership records as TATA IPL 2025 opens with a historic weekend

The 18th edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) has set a new benchmark for sports viewership in India, with JioHotstar and Star Sports Network recording unprecedented engagement in the opening weekend. With a staggering 4,956 crore minutes of watch time across TV and digital, the IPL’s latest season has proven once again why it rema...

McDonald’s India, Warner Bros join hands for exclusive minecraft movie meal

In a creative fusion of food and entertainment, McDonald’s India has partnered with Warner Bros. to launch a special ‘Minecraft Movie Meal’ ahead of the much-anticipated release of ‘Minecraft: The Movie’. This limited-edition meal is designed to bring the popular game to life for fans while celebrating the upcoming film adaptation of the glob...

Hrithik Roshan to make directorial debut with ‘Krrish 4’

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan is set to step behind the camera for the first time, making his directorial debut with ‘Krrish 4’. In a major industry development, Yash Raj Films (YRF) has also come on board as the producer for the much-anticipated superhe...

Digital overtakes TV as Indian M&E growth slows down

The rate of growth of the Indian media and entertainment (M&E) sector slowed down in 2024 despite some other milestones being achieved, including the fact that digital medium overtook the television to emerge as the biggest segment, according to a new report released yesterday.

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WAFX seminar series to prepare India’s nexgen VFX artists

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), in collaboration with Aptech Limited and ABAI, has launched WAFX Seminar Series, an initiative aimed at preparing and inspiring participants for the prestigious

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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!