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Online video & legacy TV annual revs to reach $1trn by ’30

The combined global online video and traditional TV markets, including revenue from subscriptions, on-demand transactions and advertising, are on track to reach $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030.

The findings come from two new Omdia reports:

Delhi HC quashes CBI FIR against Bharat Express’ Upendrra Rai

In a landmark judgment, the Delhi High Court has completely quashed the 2018 CBI FIR against Upendrra Rai, CMD and Editor-in-Chief of Bharat Express, bringing to an end years of baseless allegations. According to a press note by Bharat Express, the judge...

Zee Media launches first-ever E-sports tournament ‘Arena of Champions’

Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL), one of India’s largest and most influential media networks, has taken a significant leap into the world of esports with the launch of its first-ever competitive gaming tournament — ‘Zee Media Gaming Tournament: Arena of Champions’. This initiative marks a milestone moment in the network’s digital journey, bl...

Comscore names Vivek Jaiswal as Country Manager for APAC

Global media measurement and analytics leader Comscore has announced the appointment of Vivek Jaiswal as its new Country Manager for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. In his new role, Jaiswal will be responsible for spearheading Comscore’s strategic initiatives across the region, driving innovation in cross-platform audience measurement, and stren...

Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit 2025 unites industry leaders in Bengaluru

India’s leading financial news platform, Moneycontrol, successfully hosted the HDFC Mutual Fund presents Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit 2025 – Bengaluru Edition, powered by Axis Mutual Fund, following its high-impact debut in Mumbai. With the theme “Decoding Purpose, Product, and Tech,” the Bengaluru leg focused on India’s rapidly growing mutua...

Amit Khare appointed as CEO of Sansad TV

Amit Khare, Secretary to India’s Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, has been assigned additional charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sansad TV, marking another key administrative move within the Parliament’s broadcast arm. According to a notification issued by the Parliament of India, the governing council of

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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!