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Goafest 2026 scheduled from May 20–22 in Goa

The 19th edition of Goafest will take place in Goa from May 20 to May 22, 2026, bringing together leading voices from the advertising, media and marketing industries for three days of discussions, networking and celebration of creative excellence. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the event will once again serve as a key platf...

Jio Platforms appoints Dan Bailey as prez to drive global expansion

Jio Platforms Limited has appointed Dan Bailey as its new President, entrusting him with leading the company’s international business initiatives. Based in London, Bailey will report to Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infoco...

GSMA for regulatory readiness for direct-to-user LEO services

A new era of satellite services, enabled by low-earth-orbit (LEO) constellations, requires a fresh approach to regulation worldwide, according to a position paper released yesterday in Barcelona by the GSMA, the global organisation representing mobile operators.

The paper, ‘Regulator...

MPA APAC elevates Trevor Fernandes to Deputy MD level

The US-headquartered Motion Picture Association (MPA), a trade body representing top film, television and streaming studios, has upgraded and expanded the Singapore-based Trevor Fernandes’ role within the organisation’s APAC setup.

According to a LinkedIn post made by MPA yesterday, ...

ACT Fibernet elevates Aditya Singh as CCE Officer

ACT Fibernet has elevated Aditya Singh to the role of Chief Customer Experience Officer (CCE Officer), effective January 1, marking a key leadership move as the company sharpens its focus on customer-centric growth. Singh was previously serving as Senior Vice President – Customer Experience and Loyalty. According to a UNI report, the elevatio...

PM Modi’s YouTube channel crosses 30 mn-subcriber milestone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s YouTube channel has crossed the milestone of 30 million subscribers, further cementing his position as the most-followed world leader on the platform. According to a PTI report today from New Delhi, the prime minister’s digital presence continues to outpace that of other global leaders by a significant margin. T...

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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!