Industry - Indian Broadcasting World

Vaishnaw, Jaishankar to brief foreign envoys on WAVES

Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet ambassadors and heads of missions in India next week to apprise them of the first World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) scheduled to take place in Mumbai in May.

SPNI’s Studio Next appoints Suvonkar Banerjee as creative director

Sony Pictures Networks India's (SPNI) production arm, Studio Next, has named Suvonkar Banerjee as its new Creative Director. Banerjee steps into the role previously held by Indranil Chakraborty and will report directly to Danish Khan, Business Head for Sony LIV an...

Prabhat Karwal joins NDTV brand studio as Group Head

Prabhat Karwal has been appointed as Group Head – Revenue & Special Projects at NDTV Brand Studio. Karwal, who previously served at Times Internet, announced his new role in a LinkedIn post, expressing excitement about thi...

Aneesha Mukhopadhaya joins Netflix India as Consumer Insights Lead

Aneesha Mukhopadhaya has been appointed as the Consumer Insights Lead for Netflix India, marking a significant move in the streaming giant’s efforts to deepen its understanding of Indian audiences. With this strategic hire, Netflix aims to refine its content strategies, enhance viewer experiences, and strengthen i...

ITV Network appoints Akshansh Yadav digital biz CPO & CTO

ITV Network has named Akshansh Yadav as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer for its digital business, signaling a strategic push towards enhanced user engagement and AI-driven content personalization. A media veteran with over a decade of experience, Yadav brings a robust mix of expertise across media, fintech, and D2C domains. His...

AI takes center stage at Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025

The evolving relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the media landscape will be the core focus of the Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025, set to take place on February 27 in New Delhi. Under the theme ‘Media Transformations in the Age of AI’, this third edition of the conclave will bring together global thought leaders, tech innov...

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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!