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CNBC-TV18 leads budget day viewership with 83.5% market share

India’s business news landscape witnessed a decisive show of dominance on Union Budget Day, as CNBC-TV18 captured an overwhelming share of viewership during the Finance Minister’s Budget speech. The channel secured an impressive 83.5percent market share on February 1, reinforcing its position as a preferred destination for investors, market p...

JioStar VC Uday Shankar to deliver keynote at New Delhi AI Summit

JioStar Vice-Chairman Uday Shankar is set to deliver the keynote address at the AI Impact Summit 2026, where he will speak on how artificial intelligence can unlock new creative possibilities and enhance consumer experiences. The summit is being held from February 16-20, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi; Uday's keynote is on Feb 20. bringing t...

Zee Live launches spiritual entertainment IP ‘The Bhajan Club’

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited’s experiential vertical Zee Live has announced the launch of ‘The Bhajan Club’, a new original spiritual and devotional entertainment intellectual property aimed at blending tradition with contemporary cultural experiences. The initiative seeks to bring together mindful entertainment and spiritual fervour, c...

Govt. issues stringent 3-hour content takedown rule for SM firms

India's government said social media companies would have to take down unlawful content within three hours of being notified about it, tightening yesterday an earlier 36-hour timeline in what could be a compliance challenge for Meta, YouTube and X.

According to a Reuters report from ...

GTC Network names Sardana western India sales head

GTC Network has appointed Gagan Sardana as Regional Head Sales for the Western Indian region, reinforcing its leadership team as the network steps up expansion across key advertising markets in the region. In his new role, Sardana will work closely with senior management to drive revenue growth, strengthen client relationships and deepen the net...

SPNI bets on game shows and reality TV to revive appointment viewing

At a time when content consumption is increasingly defined by endless scrolling and individual screens, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) is placing renewed emphasis on shared viewing experiences. By reimagining game shows and reality television, the broadcaster is seeking to turn formats once considered traditional into powerful unifiers that...

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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!