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Man U co-owner Glazers make audacious bid for RCB, says a report

The Manchester United football club co-owners, the Glazer family, has set sports news realm afire with a reported audacious bid for IPL franchise Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), according to a detailed report by The State of Play website last week.

The report said that the Glazer family...

JioStar assembles 100+ experts for Men’s T20 WC 2026

As anticipation builds around the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, to be hosted across India and Sri Lanka, JioStar has announced what it calls its biggest-ever expert panel for an ICC tournament. The broadcaster is bringing together an expansive line-up of over 100 former players, champions and renowned voices to deliv...

Aaj Tak to host ‘Salaam Cricket’ as build-up to ICC Men’s T20 World Cup

Aaj Tak, India’s leading Hindi news channel, has announced the return of ‘Salaam Cricket’, a flagship cricket property that will bring together some of the biggest names in Indian cricket to analyse Team India’s preparedness ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The initiative is positioned as a comprehensive pre-tournament ...

World Legends Pro T20 League launches in Goa on Sony LIV

The inaugural season of the World Legends Pro T20 League (WLPT20L) officially began on January 26, 2026, in Goa, promising ten days of high-octane cricket action and fan engagement. The tournament features a mix of international cricket legends and popular Indian players, creating a unique blend of nostalgia and competitive T20 excitement. Fa...

Sony LIV serves a grand slam of sponsorships, brands for AO 2026

Sony LIV is streaming the Australian Open 2026, giving fans front-row access to the season’s first Grand Slam live from the famous Melbourne Park in Australia. And, reinforcing the scale and prestige of the tennis tournament, the streamer has brought together an impressive lineup of brand partners for the 2026 editio...

SPNI picks up media rights of DP World Tour Golf tourney

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has entered into an exclusive multi-year partnership with the DP World Tour, acquiring television and digital media rights for three seasons from 2026 to 2028. The agreement strengthens SPNI’s sports portfolio and reinforces its focus on bringing premium international sporting events to audiences across the In...

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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!