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Zee Media consolidated net loss expands to Rs. 36 cr.

Zee Media yesterday reported widening of its consolidated net loss to Rs 36.76 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025.

The company had posted a net loss of Rs 6.51 crore during the January-March period of the previous fiscal, according to a regulatory filing from Zee Media Cor...

Emmy Award winner ‘Delhi Crime’ initially struggled to find backers

Canada-based Indo-Canadian film-maker Richie Mehta yesterday Sunday said that initially no streamer wanted to finance ‘Delhi Crime’ as they found it to be "too controversial".

The show, which finally aired on Netflix, not only was critically-acclaimed all round, but became t...

WAVEX ’25 highlights investment potential of M&E startups

WAVEX 2025, a startup initiative under the World Audio-Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES), held in Mumbai, was a promising intersection of innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment.

Ashutosh Mohle, Joint Director at the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (

WAVES 1st edition right mix of M&E reality-check, biz, glamour

The premier edition of World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025 concluded on a high note yesterday in Mumbai, registering an overwhelming response from exhibitors, domestic...

Unless tackled, piracy to cost India digital video sector $2.4bn by ’29

Sample some facts. India’s online video sector generated an estimated US$4.2 billion in 2024, with 75 percent driven by advertising and 25 percent from subscriptions. SVOD alone contributed US$1 billion. There are over 50 big and small OTT platforms in India (both global and domestic).

Koyal.AI debuts at WAVES 2025, set to revolutionise music videos with GenAI

A new chapter in music video creation was unveiled at the inaugural day of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, as ‘Koyal.AI’ made its official debut with a showcase of visually rich, emotionally resonant music videos generated entirely by artificial intelligence. Koyal is a next-generation generative AI audio-to-vide...

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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!