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Josy Paul, Minakshi Achan, Mayur Hola named ABBY Awards 2026 jury chairs

The The Ad Club has announced the appointment of Josy Paul, Minakshi Achan, and Mayur Hola as Jury Chairs for the ABBY Awards 2026 Powered by The One Club for Creativity | The One Show, strengthening the leadership line-up for one of India’s most prominent advertising honours. According to a press release...

Kolkata Police bust ‘Vedu’ piracy app, accused arrested

In a significant crackdown on digital piracy, the Cyber Crime Police in Kolkata have taken down an illegal streaming application identified as ‘Vedu’, following a complaint by JioStar. The app was allegedly involved in the unauthorised distribution of copyrighted content, including films, web series, and live sports broadcasts. According to a...

Tata Play bets on K-drama boom with multi-language offering

The Korean wave is no longer a passing trend in India—it is fast becoming a cultural mainstay. Riding on this growing popularity, Tata Play is expanding its content play with a curated K-drama service, offering popular Korean titles across multiple Indian languages to tap into a rapidly widening audience base. In what is positioned as a strat...

‘Ek Din’ team to host musical evening in Mumbai on April 26

The makers of Ek Din, backed by Aamir Khan Productions, are set to bring audiences closer to the film’s emotional and musical world with a special event titled ‘Ek Din Ki Mehfil’ in Mumbai on April 26. The film, starring Sai Pallavi and Junaid Khan, ha...

Warner Bros shareholders to vote on Paramount’s $81 billion takeover

Shareholders of Warner Bros. Discovery are set to vote on a proposed $81 billion takeover by Skydance-backed Paramount, a deal that could significantly reshape the global entertainment and media landscape. The vote, scheduled for Thursday, marks a crucial step in what is being seen as one of the biggest c...

Ayushmann Khurrana lines up three diverse films for 2026

Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana is set for a notably packed and varied year at the box office, with three films across sharply different genres slated for release in 2026. Known for his unconventional script choices, the actor appears to be continuing that streak with a line-up that spans co...

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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!