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BIG FM’s ‘BIG PRIDEntity’ returns with S3

BIG FM’s flagship show ‘BIG PRIDEntity’ is back for its third season, deepening its commitment to inclusivity, identity, and unapologetically bold storytelling. With a powerful lineup of LGBTQIA+ voices and fresh, interactive formats, Season 3 sets the tone for more honest, diverse, and impactful conversations around gender and self-expression. ...

730 FM radio channels’ auction this month: MIB Secy Jaju

The much-anticipated e-auction for 730 FM radio channels across 234 cities in India is set to begin later this month, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju announced on Thursday. The auction, conducted under the Private FM Radio Phase III policy...

Red FM’s ‘South Side Story’ returns with Onam edition

Red FM is bringing back its much-loved cultural showcase ‘South Side Story’, and this time, the spotlight is on Onam.

The special edition of the annual celebration of Southern Indian culture is set to take place on August 30 and 31, 2025, in New Delhi. Promising an experience that is...

Radio City unveils in-house label Radio City Originals

Radio City, one of India’s leading FM radio networks, has launched its in-house music label — Radio City Originals — in celebration of World Music Day 2025. This musical innovation makes Radio City the first FM network in the country to create and release its own exclusiv...

Pocket Entertainment names Umesh Bude as new CTO

Pocket Entertainment, the parent company behind platforms like Pocket FM, Pocket Toons, and Pocket Novel, has elevated Umesh Bude to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Bude, who previously served as Senior Vice President of Engineering, steps into ...

MY FM launches India’s first stand-up comedy show ‘Comedy Punchayat’

In a bold and refreshing move, MY FM, the radio arm of the Dainik Bhaskar Group, has introduced a groundbreaking innovation in Indian radio with the launch of ‘’Comedy Punchayat’ --- the country’s first-ever on-air stand-up comedy propert...

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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!