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TRAI flags mixed 2025-26 trends: DTH shrinks, telecom base expands

India’s media sector saw mixed trends in 2025-26, with 917 private satellite TV channels permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as of March 31, 2026, including 342 pay channels. The pay DTH subscriber base, how...

Dish TV launches VZY Smart TVs in Kerala

Dish TV India Ltd. has expanded its connected entertainment portfolio with the launch of its VZY Smart TV ecosystem in Kerala, bringing together television broadcasting, OTT streaming, regional content and uninterrupted viewing under a single platform. The company said the new offering has been designed to cater to the evolving entertainment pre...

Dish TV’s Ravi Bhushan Puri retires as corporate head-broadcasting

Dish TV India has announced the retirement of Ravi Bhushan Puri, Corporate Head – Broadcasting, marking the end of his tenure with the direct-to-home (DTH) operator. The development was disclosed through a regulatory filing on May 29, submitted to the Nation...

Dish TV rolls out ‘Always-On’ campaign to highlight uninterrupted viewing

Dish TV India has unveiled a new advertising campaign built around the thought, ‘Kuch chhota sa karne par, life hogi behtar,’ reinforcing its value proposition of consistent and hassle-free television viewing. The campaign taps into a simple, relatable insight—how small, everyday decisions can significantly improve daily life, especially when it...

DEN Networks doubles cash reserves, reports steady FY26 growth

DEN Networks Limited has reported a strong financial performance for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, marked by steady profit growth and a significantly strengthened balance sheet. The company remains gross debt-free and has nearly doubled its cash reserves over the past year, reinforcing its financial stability amid a competitive market e...

Amazon to acquire Globalstar for $11.57bn, bolstering satellite biz

Amazon said yesterday it will acquire Globalstar in a $11.57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling satellite business as it tries to catch up with Elon Musk's Starlink. Through the deal, Amazon adds Globalstar's two dozen satellites to its existing network of more than 200. According to a Reuters report yesterday, tech companies are pouring ...

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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!