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Franchise-based Indian gaming league ISGL unveiled

India’s competitive gaming landscape has taken a major step forward with the announcement of the Indian Super Gaming League (ISGL), the country’s first franchise-based national esports competition. Organised by LetsGameNow (LGN), the league is set to host its inaugural season later this year, introducing a structured...

Vivek Raina steps down as Excitel CEO after over a decade

Vivek Raina has stepped down from his leadership role at Excitel Broadband, the company he co-founded and led for more than a decade, according to an update shared through his LinkedIn profile. The development marks a significant transition for the broadband service provider, which has expanded rapidly since its ince...

Reliance Jio posts strong Q3FY26 growth

Reliance Jio strengthened its leadership in India’s telecom sector in the third quarter of FY26, reporting robust revenue growth and expanding its market share amid steady industry momentum. The company recorded strong performance across key markets, further widening its lead over competitors. According to an ANI report, citing findings by IC...

Broadband firm Excitel names Varun Pasricha as CEO

Excitel Broadband has announced a key leadership transition, appointing Varun Pasricha as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2026, while co-founder Vivek Raina steps down from the role after leading the company for nearly a decade.

The company said Pasricha, who has ser...

RIL to invest Rs 10 lakh crore in AI over 7 years, says Ambani

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani yesterday announced that the Reliance Group, along with Reliance Jio, will invest as much as Rs 10 lakh crore in artificial intelligence over the next seven years, positioning the conglom...

National B’band Mission 2.0 targets 100 Mbps speed by 2030

Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia yesterday informed Parliament that BharatNet has connected nearly 2.14 lakh gram panchayats (village administrations) across the country and played a transformative role in expanding broadband access in rural India, as he outlined the government’s progress under the ...

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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!