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Saurabh Goel appointed national revenue head of NDTV profit

NDTV has appointed seasoned ad-sales executive Saurabh Goel as the national revenue head of its business news channel, NDTV Profit, marking his return to the network with an expanded leadership mandate. The move signals NDTV’s renewed focus on strengthening its revenue strategy amid evolving market dynamics in the news broadcasting space. Ann...

Zee appoints Sandeep Mehrotra as COO for Ad Revenue

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has strengthened its senior leadership with the appointment of Sandeep Mehrotra as Chief Operating Officer – Advertisement Revenue, a move aimed at sharpening the company’s monetisation strategy across linear and digital platforms. The appointment will take effect from February 3, 2026. The development was di...

ET NOW lines up all-day coverage for Union Budget 2026

ET NOW has announced comprehensive, all-day coverage of the Union Budget 2026, promising viewers sharp insights, live reactions and expert analysis on what the government’s fiscal roadmap means for the economy, markets, industries and households. As per a press release, the channel will go live from 7:00 am onwards on Sunday, February 1, sett...

CNBC-TV18 sets Budget 2026 agenda with ‘The Reform Rush’

CNBC-TV18 is gearing up to deliver comprehensive coverage of the Union Budget 2026 under the theme ‘The Reform Rush’, reinforcing its position as a trusted destination for decoding India’s most important economic policy event.

Drawing on over 25 years of experience in Budget reportin...

WaveX invites startups to apply for India AI Impact Summit 2026

WaveX has invited applications from startups to participate in the India AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held from February 16 to 20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The summit is being organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, and is positioned as a key national platform t...

Palki Sharma exits Firstpost; Prabhakar named CCO

Palki Sharma has stepped down as Managing Editor of Firstpost, bringing to a close a significant chapter in the digital news platform’s editorial journey. During her tenure, Sharma played a pivotal role in shaping Firstpost’s editorial identity, most notably through the launch and success of its prime-time show ‘Vantage’, which earned recognitio...

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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!