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Dish TV launches VZY brand smart TVs blending DTH, OTT at one place

Dish TV India Limited, the country’s leading DTH service provider and a trusted household name for more than 22 years, has announced its entry into the integrated Smart TV segment with the launch of the VZY Smart TV range. The move marks a significant milestone in Dish TV’s journey, taking the brand beyond broadcasting and into the heart of Ind...

Disney Channel India lines up week-long birthday bash for Doraemon

Disney Channel India is turning September into a celebration for one of television’s most beloved animated characters — Doraemon. Starting September 1, the channel has rolled out a week-long birthday extravaganza leading up to the blue robot cat’s special day on September 3. According to a

WBD names Brad Singer CFO for post-separation Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. has named Brad Singer as Chief Financial Officer of Warner Bros., effective upon completion of the company’s planned separation, expected by mid-2026. Singer will begin in a strategic capacity in October 2025 and formally take charg...

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 Bollywood Masala celebrates Sanjay Dutt b’day special

As Bollywood’s beloved ‘Baba’ Sanjay Dutt rings in another year of cinematic brilliance, Tata Play Bollywood Masala #311 is all set to celebrate his legacy with a power-packed movie marathon on July 29 and 30. With a line-up that spans his most iconic roles...

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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!