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Zee Q1 FY26 revenues drop 14% on weak ad spending

India's Zee Entertainment Enterprises reported a 14 percent drop in first-quarter revenue yesterday, as the broadcaster was hurt by weak spending by companies on advertisements.

Zee, which runs channels like

Ofcom starts consultation on public b’casters on connected TVs

British communications regulator Ofcom yesterday said it is consulting on its provisional view of the television selection services that it proposes should be designated under the Media Act 2024.

It ...

Sun TV to acquire 100% of a franchise in UK’s The Hundred tourney

The Chennai-based Sun TV Network has officially made its foray into the UK sports arena with its board approving the 100 percent equity acquisition of Northern Superchargers, a franchise competing in The Hundred, which is England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s flagship 100-ball tournament, according to a report in T...

NP Singh, Bharat N. Anand join JioStar board as Independent directors

JioStar, a prominent entity under the Jio Platforms umbrella, has appointed two respected industry stalwarts—NP Singh and Bharat N. Anand—as Independent Directors to its board. The move marks a strategic step in fortifying the company’s leadership as it continues to deepen its footprint across India’s dynamic digital and media landscape. NP S...

Raj Nayak, YAAP Digital launch ‘House of IP’ for sports, entertainment

Media veteran and former Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak has launched his latest ambitious initiative, House of IP, in strategic collaboration with YAAP Digital, a renowned digital content and influencer marketing agency. The newly announced venture aims to redefine...

Zee unveils new vision, hybrid channels Zee Power, Zee BanglaSonar

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), one of India’s leading media networks reaching over 854 million viewers across 208 million households, has launched a bold new industry-facing initiative titled ‘Z’ Whats Next. As part of this unveiling, the networ...

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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!