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IETE re-elects Sunil, ex-Prasar Bharati additional DG, as President for 2025-26 term

The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) has officially re-elected Sunil, former Additional Director General of Prasar Bharati, as its President for the second consecutive term for the year 2025-26. The announcement was made following the declaration of election results earlier today. This press release from IETE ...

SC issues notice to Karnataka on Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Karnataka government over a petition challenging the alleged extra-judicial ban on the screening of ‘Thug Life’, a Tamil-language film starring Kamal Haasan.

The petitioner claimed the film, though duly certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (

Havas Media India elevates leadership across investment, business units

Havas Media India has strengthened its senior leadership team with key elevations across its investment and business verticals, reaffirming its focus on nurturing internal talent and deepening strategic growth across the network. In a significant move, Ramsai Panchapakesan has been elevated to the role of President – Investments & Partner...

Cable industry sounds alarm, calls for urgent reforms, investment

In an emotionally charged address at the AIDCF event on Monday, S.N. Sharma, President of the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), painted a stark picture of the challenges facing the Indian cable television industry, even as he reaffirmed its commitment...

Manjyot Sandhu bids farewell to ZEEL

After an eight-year-long journey leading global syndication and marketing at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), Manjyot Sandhu has officially announced his departure from the company. The seasoned media executive, who was based out of Dubai, shared the news on...

Unless interventions take place, pay TV decline will continue: AIDCF-EY report

The Indian cable TV industry, once a dominant force in household entertainment, is now facing its most turbulent phase, with declining subscriber numbers, mounting financial pressure on operators, and alarming job losses across the sector. A new employment-focused study released by the All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) in June 2025 brin...

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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!