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Aditi Singhal appointed Regional Head – North for Sun Neo at Sun TV Network

In a strategic move to strengthen its foothold in the Northern market, Sun TV Network has named Aditi Singhal as the new Regional Head – North for Sun Neo, the company’s growing digital venture. With over 15 years of experience in media, partnerships, an...

TV Today Network elevates Gaurav Verma as COO of Aaj Tak

The Board of Directors at TV Today Network has announced the appointment and elevation of Gaurav Verma as the Chief Operating Officer — Aaj Tak, with effect from May 16, 2025. Alongside this key elevation, Verma has also been designated as one of the Senior Management Personnel of the company. The update was shared through a regulatory filing...

Abhishek Mehrotra joins AATHARVI as president after exiting News24

Senior journalist Abhishek Mehrotra has stepped into a new leadership role as President of AATHARVI Production Multimedia Pvt Ltd, marking a significant shift in his career from traditional journalism to the broader media and entertainment landscape. In his new position, Mehrotra will spearhead content planning, revenue strategy, and the over...

Is JioStar sports head Sanjog Gupta going to be next ICC CEO?

After Jay Shah, Indian cricket board head got elected as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman late last year, cricket’s global administrative head may get another Indian in a top spot, if media reports are to be believed

JioStar CEO of Sports and Live Experiences, Sanjog ...

Shyam Tallamraju joins JioHotstar as VP – Fan Loyalty & Live Experiences

In a strategic move to deepen viewer engagement and scale live fan experiences, JioHotstar has appointed Shyam Tallamraju as its new Vice President – Fan Loyalty & Live Experiences. A seasoned media and marketing executive, Tallamraju made the announcement on LinkedIn, sharing his excitement about the role and...

Deadline extended for FreeDish MPEG2 slots submissions

Prasar Bharati has extended the deadline for submissions to take part in the e-auction of vacant MPEG2 slots on Doordarshan FreeDish to May 15 and, therefore, the actual biddings will start May 19.

The successful bidders will get a slot on FreeDish for the period May 28, 2025 to Marc...

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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!