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India vs. SA women’s WC final got record 185mn viewership on JioHotstar

Women’s cricket in India has reached a defining moment. The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 final, which saw Team India clinch their first-ever World Cup title, has drawn record-breaking viewership figures — matching the men’s T20 World Cup in digital numbers for the very first time. According to a report by The Economic Times, citin...

‘Bahubali’ rocket places in orbit heavy Indian comms satellite

The heaviest communication satellite to be launched from the Indian soil onboard a new generation, homegrown ‘Bahubali’ (meaning strongman in English) rocket was successfully placed into the intended orbit yesterday (November 2, 2025), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

Amit Khare appointed as CEO of Sansad TV

Amit Khare, Secretary to India’s Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, has been assigned additional charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sansad TV, marking another key administrative move within the Parliament’s broadcast arm. According to a notification issued by the Parliament of India, the governing council of

North-east MSO Axom alleges non-payment of dues by PEAR TV

Axom Communications & Cable Pvt. Ltd. (ACC), a leading multi system operator (MSO) in Northeast India, has raised serious concerns over non-payment of dues by Cobol Communication Pvt. Ltd., the broadcaster of PEAR TV. The issue stems from a placement agreement signed between both companies, under which 50 percent of the placement fee was ...

MIB Secy calls for bold creative expansion tempered with safeguards

At the 25th edition of FICCI Frames 2025 in Mumbai, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju yesterday urged India’s media and entertainment sector to embrace a dual vision: bold creative expansion and robust safeguards against misinformation and piracy.

His k...

To boost AVGC, WaveX launches 7 new incubation centers

WaveX, the dedicated startup accelerator platform under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB)’s WAVES initiative, has announced the launch of seven new incubation centers across India.

These centers, according to an official statement yesterday, are aimed at nurturing ...

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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!