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Hersh Bhandari steps down as Republic TV CEO

Republic Media Network is witnessing a significant leadership change with Hersh Bhandari stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after nearly eight years with the channel. His tenure saw the network expand its national footprint and strengthen operational efficiency, establishing Republic as a prominent player in the Indian news broadcast...

NDTV board clears acquisition of ‘GoodTimes’ channel in Rs.18cr deal

The Board of Directors of New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) has approved the acquisition of the GoodTimes channel from Lifestyle & Media Broadcasting Limited (LMBL) through a slump sale, with the transaction valued at up to Rs.18 crore. The decision was disclosed in a recent filing with the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock...

Aaj Tak to host Nirman Bharat Summit in Delhi on Sept. 21

Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel, is set to host the Nirman Bharat Summit on September 21 at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. Positioned as a premier platform to shape India’s development agenda, the summit will bring together policymakers, industry lead...

TV9 Bangla returns with new programmes for festive season

TV9 Bangla is all set to return with its flagship festive offering, ‘TV9 Bangla Sharadiya’, under the theme ‘Pujo Ebar TV9 Banglaye’. This year’s line-up promises a unique blend of information, entertainment, and heritage, designed to resonate with Bengalis ...

Rajat Sharma elected President of NBDA for 2025–2026

Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV, has been unanimously elected as the President of the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) for the 2025–2026 term. The election took place during the NBDA Board meeting held on September 19. A...

Zee 24 Kalak hosts ‘Krushi Sanman 2025’

Zee 24 Kalak, Gujarat’s leading news channel, successfully hosted 'Krushi Sanman 2025', a landmark initiative dedicated to celebrating the invaluable contribution of farmers while shaping conversations around the future of agriculture in the state. The event brought together progressive farmers, policymakers, agricultural experts, and industr...

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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!