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Kolkata Comic Con set to return in April 2026

Kolkata is set to once again play host to one of the country’s most vibrant pop culture celebrations, with Comic Con confirming its return to the city in April 2026. Following a successful debut edition last year, Kolkata Comic Con will take place on April 11 and 12, 2026, at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, further strengthening the city’s p...

World Pickleball League ropes in Eurosport for S2 broadcast

World Pickleball League (WPBL) has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Eurosport India to broadcast its second season across the country, strengthening the league’s television presence as it returns in a bigger and more ambitious format. After introducing pickleball to Indian prime-time audiences with its deb...

KRAFTON India Awards ’25 honours excellence in gaming ecosystem

Marking a key moment for India’s rapidly evolving gaming industry, KRAFTON India hosted the inaugural KRAFTON India Awards 2025 in Mumbai where the invite-only ceremony brought together leading gaming creators, esports athletes, commentators, casters and ecosystem stakeholders, alongside the company’s leader...

Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026 to air live on Eurosport

The Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026 will be broadcast live on Eurosport following a partnership between the Badminton Association of India (BAI) and the global sports network, bringing television coverage of one of India’s premier badminton tournaments to fans ac...

Esports World Cup opens national team applications for 2026 Nations Cup

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) has unveiled a new national team representation framework for the Esports Nations Cup 2026 (ENC), marking a significant step towards formalising nation-based competition in global esports. As part of the announcement, the Foundation has opened applications for official National Team Partners across countri...

FanCode bags India sub-continent streaming rights to ATP Tour

FanCode, an Indian digital sports-focused OTT platform, has secured exclusive streaming rights to the men’s tennis ATP Tour across the Indian subcontinent until 2028.

According to GlobalData, the rights deal, struck with the tour’s broadcast arm, ATP Media, and covers India, Banglade...

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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!