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7 finalists announced for WAVES anti-piracy challenge

The finalists of the Anti-Piracy Challenge, a pioneering initiative under the Create in India Challenge Season 1 of WAVES (World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit) 2025, have been announced.

The Anti-Piracy Challenge, which aimed at fostering technological advancements in finge...

Vivek Modi joins JioStar as head of brand solutions & impact

Vivek Modi has stepped into a new leadership role at JioStar, taking charge as the Head of Brand Solutions & Impact. The announcement was shared by Modi via LinkedIn, signaling his exit from Viacom18, where he previously led the Bangla and Odia cluster ...

Sushant Mohan joins IndiaDotcom as Chief Editor, biz manager

In a major leadership move, IndiaDotcom Digital Private Limited (IDPL), formerly Zee Digital that was the digital wing of the Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL), has announced the appointment of Sushant S Mohan as its Chief Ed...

Bodhitree appoints Sudip Roy CRO; launches new revenue division

Bodhitree Multimedia Limited, a leading content production company, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Sudip Roy as Group Chief Revenue Officer and the launch of its new division, Bodhi Tree Ventures.

The new division has been established as a dedicated business unit f...

MIB signs pact with M’rashtra for creative tech institute

The Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation Ltd. (MFSCDCL) and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) for the establishment of a world-class institut...

John Malone to step down from WBD board

Warner Bros Discovery announced that influential media mogul John Malone will not be seeking re-election to its Board of Directors. The decision was disclosed in a regulatory filing made by the company on Monday, sending ripples through the business and entertainment sectors.

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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!