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‘Shaktimaan’ returns on Pocket FM

India’s most iconic superhero, ‘Shaktimaan’, has made a grand comeback — this time in an all-new avatar on Pocket FM. The popular audio entertainment platform has revived the beloved character through a 40-episode audio series titled ‘Shaktimaan Returns’, streaming exclusively and free for all users. The series redefines India’s first superhe...

Salman flays ‘Bigg Boss 19’s Farhana for questioning Gaurav’s star status

Bollywood star Salman Khan called ‘Bigg Boss 19’ contestant Gaurav Khanna a “superstar”, adding he is popular on television and even his mother, Salma Khan, has watched the actor’s shows.

‘Delhi Crime 3’ actors, director bat for regulated working hours

In an industry known for long and irregular hours, the cast of ‘Delhi Crime 3’, including Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal and Huma Qureshi, expressed the need for a work environment which is “not exploitative and allows creative aberration when the situation demands”.

Shah, who h...

AIFF fails to attract bidders for ISL commercial rights

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has failed to attract any bidders for its tender to monetise the commercial rights of the Indian Super League (ISL), further clouding the future of India’s top-tier football tournament. The tender closed at 5 pm on F...

NatGeo revives explorer film fest with content lineup

National Geographic is all set to bring back its much-loved Explorer Film Festival with a brand-new edition that celebrates adventure, discovery, and human resilience. Featuring a lineup of bold, inspiring stories from across the globe, this year’s festival continues the channel’s legacy of storytelling that sparks curiosity and connects audi...

Upendrra Rai inaugurates Ghazipur Literature Festival 2025

The Ghazipur Literature Festival 2025 opened today with great fervour at The Clarks Hotel in Varanasi, celebrating India’s timeless literary and cultural heritage. The three-day event, jointly organised by Bharat Express and Bharat Dialogues, was inaugurated by Bharat Express Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Upendrra Rai, ...

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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!