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Gautam Jain takes charge as lead of content development at Sony SAB

Sony SAB, part of Sony Pictures Networks India, has roped in Gautam Jain as its new lead for content development. A seasoned professional with over 17 years in the media and entertainment industry, Jain brings with him a rich m...

13th Comic Con India will be held in Hyderabad from Oct. 31

The 13th edition of Comic Con India will kick off in Hyderabad from October 31 and will host some of the biggest names in popular culture. Every year, Comic Con India unites fandoms across the country for a celebration of comics,...

Anurag Thakur bats for collaboration, innovation, deregulation at BCS Ratna Awards

In a rousing address at the XIth edition of the BCS Ratna Awards 2025, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur, urged India's broadcas...

Bharti Airtel Q1 FY26 profit up 43% on new users, price hikes

India’s second-largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel posted a 43 percent rise in quarterly profit yesterday, driven by new users and the lingering benefits of last year’s price hikes.

The company's consolidated net profit rose to 59.48 billion rupees ($677.73 million) for the quarte...

States urged to ride industry-friendly rules to promote global film shoots

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan yesterday urged the various Indian States to take advantage of the industry-friendly rules and initiatives put in place by the federal government to promote global film shootings in their respective jurisdictions.

Speaking...

COAI pitches for comms OTT services to be regulated

Telecom industry body COAI yesterday made a strong pitch for over-the-top communication services to be brought under the regulatory framework, saying the segment has vulnerabilities and "largely escape regulatory oversight".

In the statement titled 'Strengthening India's digital fron...

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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!