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Meenakshi Kandwal joins NDTV India

NDTV India has welcomed senior journalist Meenakshi Kandwal to its team, reinforcing the network’s continued focus on meaningful, people-first journalism. Known for her unwavering commitment to stories of impact, Meenakshi’s arrival adds new energy to NDTV India’s promise of delivering narratives that look beyond the obvious, diving deep into re...

Anirudhsinh Jadeja takes over as AIDCF President

The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF), the apex body representing digital cable television operators across the country, has ushered in a new leadership team. In its latest announcement, AIDCF confirmed the appointment of Anirudhsinh Jadeja, Managing Director of GTPL Hathway Limited, as its new President. Jadeja succeeds S.N. Sharma,...

Uditvanu Das joins Havas Play as AVP

Havas Play, the specialist vertical of Havas India that focuses on building powerful brand experiences across sports, content, and entertainment, has brought Uditvanu Das on board as Associate Vice President (AVP). Das will work closely with the leadership team to accelerate the agency’s strategic push in these growing domains, offering brands a...

JioStar Kids’ Network launches contest to meet Aamir Khan

In a move that brings Bollywood closer to its youngest fans, JioStar Kids’ Network has launched a special campaign in collaboration with ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, one of the most eagerly awaited Hindi films of the year. The campaign offers children across the country an unforgettable opportunity — a chance to meet superstar Aamir Khan in person. ...

Zee to raise Rs 2,237 crore from promoter group entities

Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) yesterday said it plans to raise Rs 2,237.44 crore from promoter group entities, which will lead to an increase in promoter shareholding to 18.4 per cent.

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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 ...

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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!