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Aaj Tak launches ‘VPaper’ with Dailyhunt for video-integrated news experience

Aaj Tak has announced the launch of its next-generation ePaper, ‘VPaper’, in collaboration with Dailyhunt, introducing a video-integrated news format aimed at digital-first audiences. The initiative seeks to combine the depth of print journalism with the immediacy of digital media, offering readers early morning access to curated news content. ...

JioHotstar partners OpenAI for conversational streaming initiative

JioHotstar has introduced a new AI-powered conversational streaming experience in partnership with OpenAI, allowing users to discover and explore content using natural language voice and text interactions across multiple languages. According to a press release, the collaboration integrates ChatGPT-powered voice discovery and immersive feature...

UP’s growth roadmap in focus at Times Now Navbharat conclave

Times Now Navbharat hosted its leadership conclave ‘Viksit Bharat – Samriddh Uttar Pradesh’ in Lucknow on Feb 17, bringing the state’s development journey and future growth roadmap into focus. The event highlighted Uttar Pradesh’s economic progress and its expandi...

Govt. mulls scrapping priority film certification process

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed to discontinue the Priority Scheme for film certification under the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024, in a move aimed at ensuring fairness and orderly processing within the certifica...

MIB spotlights startups, creators, tech at AI Impact Summit

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has taken centre stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 --- inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday in New Delhi --- spotlighting India’s growing leadership in artificial intelligence across media, entertainment, gaming, content creation and creativ...

Vaishnaw feels AI, creativity will co-exist; strong guardrails needed

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and Information & Broadcasting, yesterday said the government is engaging with ministers from more than 30 countries to develop technical and legal solutions to tackle the growing threat of deepfakes, misinformation and data misuse.

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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!