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Tata Play Bollywood Masala lines up Salman Khan b’day special

Tata Play Bollywood Masala is set to celebrate the birthday of Bollywood’s enduring superstar Salman Khan with a specially curated four-day programming block that traces the many phases of his cinematic journey. From his early days as a romantic rebel to his evolution into a larger-than-life entertainer, the channel will air a lineup of some ...

Tata Play Binge adds Ultra Play, Ultra Jhakaas, expands OTT library to 36 apps

Tata Play Binge has strengthened its regional entertainment slate with the addition of two new platforms Ultra Play and Ultra Jhakaas further expanding its OTT catalogue to 36 apps. The move aligns with the service’s ongoing effort to bring India’s most diverse content offerings under one roof, giving users a wider selection of Hindi and Mara...

DD Free Dish expands reach with wider regional channel choice across India

DD Free Dish has expanded its offerings with additional regional channels, particularly targeting Tamil-, Telugu-, Kannada-, and Malayalam-speaking audiences in South India. The move comes as part of Prasar Bharati’s mission to strengthen public broadcasting and ensure inclusive access to information and entertainment. It also aligns with the...

Prasar Bharati announces 90th e-auction for DD FreeDish MPEG-2 slots

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited bids for its 90th e-auction to allot vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD FreeDish for the period from August 29, 2025, to March 31, 2026, on a pro-rata basis. The online auction is tentatively scheduled to begin on August 20, 2025. According to the August 11 notification, the process will be conducted under...

Tata Play Classic Cinema to host Rajesh Khanna tribute from July 18–20

Tata Play Classic Cinema is all set to celebrate the timeless legacy of Hindi cinema’s original superstar, Rajesh Khanna, with a specially curated tribute from July 18 to 20, only on service channel #318. The three-day event promises a soul-stirring journey through some of the most iconic films of the legendary actor who reigned supreme throu...

DTH subs base dips to 56.92mn in Jan-Mar ’25 quarter: TRAI

India’s pay DTH platforms witnessed further fall in total active subscriber numbers as it decreased from 58.22 million in December 2024 to 56.92 million in March 2025, according to TRAI data released yesterday.

Pointing out that the DTH data was in addition to the subscriber numbers ...

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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!