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Sony bags India rights for 2026 Asian Games b’cast

Sony Pictures Networks India has secured exclusive broadcast rights for the 2026 Asian Games, bringing the continental multi-sport event back to its network for audiences across India and the subcontinent. According to a report by The Economic Times, the Games, scheduled to be held in Ja...

Zee sets November–December window for ILT20 S5

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited has announced the broadcast schedule for S5 of the DP World International League T20 (ILT20), with the tournament set to begin on November 22, 2026, and conclude with the final on December 20 at the Dubai International Stadium. The announcement, made via a company updat...

Sony Sports sets up packed Team India season with ‘Goonjega India’ campaign

Sony Sports Network is gearing up for one of its most ambitious cricket seasons yet, announcing a blockbuster run of Team India action from May 28 through Diwali under its new campaign ‘Goonjega India’. With a packed calendar spanning multiple tours and tournaments, the network aims to deliver near non-stop cricketing action across formats for f...

BOSS joins Australian Open as Lifestyle Outfitter from 2027

The Australian Open, one of the four Grand Slams, has announced a major new partnership, welcoming global fashion brand BOSS as the tournament’s Official Lifestyle Outfitter from 2027. The partnership will see the fashion brand bring its unmistakable blend of sharp tailoring, modern sportswear and premium hospitality to Melbourne Park, dressi...

ICC announces record prize money pool for Women’s T20 WC

With just 60 days to go until the start of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, cricket’s global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), has announced a record prize money pool for the tournament set to be staged in England and Wales. The overall prize pool for the

SPNI secures Indian Football League rights for 2025-26

Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired the television and digital rights for the Indian Football League (IFL), formerly known as the I-League, for the 2025–26 season, further strengthening its footprint in the country’s football broadcasting space. The move adds another key domestic property to Sony’s already expansive football portfolio, acc...

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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!