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Free Dish ‘26 auctions: intense bids for Hindi GECs, Movies, News categories

The annual e-auction for MPEG-2 slots on DD Free Dish witnessed strong competition from broadcasters, with leading Hindi general entertainment, movie and news channels securing positions for the 2026–27 allotment cycle. The 8th Annual MPEG-2 e-auction, corresponding to the 94th overall auction, was conducted on February 16 and 17, covering the a...

DD Free Dish auction: ABP News, News Nation top MPEG-2 news category bids

India’s free-to-air DTH platform DD Free Dish has concluded another round of its slot auctions, with leading Hindi news broadcasters securing carriage in the MPEG-2 category. The results underline continued competition among news channels for access to the p...

FreeDish auctions: Sony Pal tops GEC bids; movie channels put up close fight

India’s free-to-air satellite platform DD Free Dish has concluded its latest auction round, with leading general entertainment and movie channels securing slots across different buckets. The auction results reflect steady competition among broadcasters to retain or expand their presence on the public broadcaster’s direct-to-home platform. The...

Dish TV faces ₹7,203 cr licence fee demand amid uncertainty

Direct-to-home operator Dish TV India Limited has disclosed a fresh licence fee demand of Rs.7,203 crore raised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), intensifying the long-standing regulatory overhang hanging over the company’s DTH business. The disclosure was made as part of the company’s statutory filings on Feb 06, where D...

Five channels win slots in DD Free Dish 95th and 96th e-auctions

Prasar Bharati has announced the outcomes of the 95th and 96th e-auctions for DD Free Dish, finalising channel allotments for the two-month period from February 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026. The 95th e-auction, conducted for MPEG-2 slots, saw GTC Punjabi and Movi...

Tata Play launches ‘Odia Manoranjan’ to deepen regional push

Tata Play has expanded its regional entertainment portfolio with the launch of Tata Play Odia Manoranjan, a new platform service aimed at offering a comprehensive, ad-free Odia entertainment experience. Designed for Odia-speaking audiences, the service brings together a wide range of movies, television shows, Jatras, devotional content and music...

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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!