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Bharti Airtel Q1 FY26 profit up 43% on new users, price hikes

India’s second-largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel posted a 43 percent rise in quarterly profit yesterday, driven by new users and the lingering benefits of last year’s price hikes.

The company's consolidated net profit rose to 59.48 billion rupees ($677.73 million) for the quarte...

States urged to ride industry-friendly rules to promote global film shoots

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan yesterday urged the various Indian States to take advantage of the industry-friendly rules and initiatives put in place by the federal government to promote global film shootings in their respective jurisdictions.

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COAI pitches for comms OTT services to be regulated

Telecom industry body COAI yesterday made a strong pitch for over-the-top communication services to be brought under the regulatory framework, saying the segment has vulnerabilities and "largely escape regulatory oversight".

In the statement titled 'Strengthening India's digital fron...

Kiran Mani to lead IAMAI Digital Entertainment Committee

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has appointed Kiran Mani, CEO – Digital at JioStar, as the new Chairman of its Digital Entertainment Committee, a move that signals a bold step towards shaping the next phase of India’s digital storytelling and streaming landscape. Known for his extensive leadership in technology and media,...

CM Bhupendra Patel honours Gujarat’s unsung heroes at ABP Asmita Sanman Puraskar 2025

Celebrating the spirit of selfless service and unrecognised excellence, ABP Asmita hosted the prestigious Asmita Sanman Puraskar 2025 in Ahmedabad, drawing heartfelt attention to Gujarat’s real heroes. The event honoured individuals who have tirelessly contributed to the state’s progress, often without the spotlight, but with unwavering dedicati...

Govt has tightened measures to curb films’ digital piracy: Minister

Taking cognisance of the rampant digital piracy of content, especially cinematic, the Indian government not only remains conscious of the adverse impact of piracy on the creative sector, but has also taken measures to give more teeth to law enforcers and rules.

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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!