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hoichoi CEO holds forth on FM radio, other new initiatives

Bengali-language OTT platform hoichoi is entering a new phase of growth, driven by format expansion and changing audience behaviour, according to CEO Soumya Mukherjee. In a LinkedIn post yesterday, Mukherjee reflected on how the platform’s journey over the past few years has gone beyond scale, focusing instead on how Bengali audiences discove...

NHRC notice to MIB as separate petition filed against ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’

A writ petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on the release and streaming of an upcoming Netflix film titled ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, with the petitioner alleging that the film’s title and proposed content are defamatory and communally offensive to the Brahmin community.

Suniel Shetty on purpose vs. profits on ‘Bharat Ke Super Founders’

Amazon MX Player’s entrepreneurial reality series ‘Bharat Ke Super Founders’ continues to blend sharp business negotiations with deeply personal moments, and a recent episode delivered one such standout instance led by mentor and host Suniel Shetty. Known for grounding high-pressure pitches with lived experience, Shetty once again re...

Airtel Q3 profits up on upgraded plans, rise in subs numbers

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest mobile carrier by number of users, posted its seventh straight quarterly profit rise on Thursday, as subscribers upgraded to higher-margin telecom plans amid a steady rise in the customer base.

Airtel's industry-leading average revenue per user (...

ICC unveils ICC Men’s T20 WC global b’cast arrangements

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the broadcast arrangements for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will see 20 teams compete across 55 matches over a period of one month from February 7 to March 8 2026.

The tournament is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lank...

Google, ICC strike last-minute Men’sT20 WC Gemini, Pixel deal

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Google have joined forces for an AI-powered ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, naming Google Gemini as the Official AI Fan Companion and Google Pixel as the Official Smartphone, promising exciting fan experiences powered by advanced AI.

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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!