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SPNI appoints Harsh Sheth as Business Head of SET

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has appointed Harsh Sheth as Business Head – Sony Entertainment Television (SET), strengthening the leadership at one of India’s most iconic Hindi general entertainment channels. In his new role, Sheth will oversee SET’s overall business strategy and P&L, reporting to Nachiket Pantvaidya, Chief Content Off...

NDTV reappoints Sanjay Pugalia as full-time director for three-year term

New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) has reappointed Sanjay Pugalia as its full-time director for a further three-year term, signalling continuity in leadership as the company moves ahead with its operational and financial priorities. The decision was taken at a meeting of the

Vijay Rawat joins NDTV as Executive Editor, Hindi Digital

NDTV has strengthened its Hindi digital leadership with the appointment of senior journalist Vijay Rawat as Executive Editor, Hindi Digital. Rawat has taken charge of NDTV’s Hindi website, marking a new phase in the network’s ongoing push to sharpen its digital news operations. Based in the Hindi digital newsroom, Rawat will lead editorial st...

Aparna Ramachandran joins Zee as EVP, Head of Network Digital

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited has appointed Aparna Ramachandran as Executive Vice President and Head of Network Digital, underlining the company’s renewed focus on strengthening its digital and streaming ecosystem across platforms. Ramachandran joins Zee from

BBC names Rhodri Talfan Davies as Interim Director-General

The BBC Board has confirmed that Rhodri Talfan Davies will take charge as Interim Director-General until a new, permanent Director-General is appointed, as the broadcaster enters a key transition phase. According to a media release issued by the BBC yesterday, Davies will join the BBC Board as an Executive Director from February 1 to ensure c...

NDTV Tamil Nadu Summit unites Stalin, EPS, Kamal pre-2026 polls

NDTV is set to bring the state’s biggest political voices onto a single platform at the NDTV Tamil Nadu Summit, scheduled to be held on January 30, 2026, in Chennai. The summit is expected to set the tone for the first major political conversation ahead of the 2026 polls, placing government and opposition leaders face-to-face at a time when t...

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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!