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JioStar sweeps GEMA India Awards 2025 with 32 wins

JioStar has emerged as one of the biggest winners at the 2025 edition of the Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences (GEMA) India Awards, clinching an impressive 32 metals — 15 Golds and 17 Silvers across multiple categories. From promos and campaigns to craft, design, social media, and branded partnerships, JioStar’s work ...

SPNI corp comm head Humsa Dhir moves on for newer adventures

After a decade-long journey marked by strategic communications and reputation leadership, Humsa Dhir, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has announced her departure from the company. In a press release issued by the network, SPNI credited Dhir with shaping its corporate narrative...

Sajeet Manghat joins ET NOW, ET NOW Swadesh as Senior Executive Editor

Veteran business journalist Sajeet Manghat has taken on a new role as Senior Executive Editor at ET NOW and ET NOW Swadesh. Announcing the move on LinkedIn, Manghat shared, “I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Senior Executive Editor at ET ...

Bharat Pavilion debuts at TIFF 2025, introduces WAVES Bazaar to North America

The Bharat Pavilion was inaugurated today at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025, marking the North American debut of WAVES Bazaar, India’s first international e-marketplace for the film, media, and AVGC-XR sector. According to ANI, the Pavilion was opened by Ajay Nagabhushan, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information & Bro...

SM platforms, including FB, face govt. ban in Nepal

Nepal said yesterday it would block access to several social media platforms, including Facebook, after they failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse. The government says users with fake IDs are spreading hatred and rumours, committing cyber-crime, and disturbing social harmony via some platforms ...

Centre seeks unified hearing on online gaming rules challenges

The Centre on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of various pleas challenging the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 from various high courts to the apex court to avoid conflicting verdicts, PTI reported from New Delhi. The plea ...

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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!