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Goafest 2026 sees strong pan-India delegate interest ahead of festival

Goafest 2026 is witnessing a strong response from across the country ahead of its 19th edition, with registrations pouring in from brands, independent agencies, young professionals, and participants from Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. The three-day advertising, media and marketing festival is set to take place from May 20 to 22 in Goa. According ...

Colors Kannada concludes statewide ‘Colors Kannadathi’

Colors Kannada has concluded its large-scale statewide outreach initiative, ‘Colors Kannadathi’, a first-of-its-kind campaign aimed at celebrating the resilience, achievements, and inspiring journeys of women across Karnataka. Designed as a community-driven movement, the initiative evolve...

Jessica Apellaniz named Jury Chair for ABBY Awards 2026

Jessica Apellaniz has been appointed as Jury Chair for the Social Content & Influencer Marketing category at the ABBY Awards 2026 Powered by The One Club | The One Show. Apellaniz currently serves as the first Chief Creative Officer at Wieden+Kennedy Mexico and was brought on board to help establish t...

Network18 seeks shareholder nod for Raj Kumar Jain as Independent Director

Network18 Media & Investments Limited has initiated a postal ballot process to seek shareholder approval for the appointment of Raj Kumar Jain as an Independent Director on the company’s board for a five-year term. According to regul...

‘The Great Grand Superhero’ set for May 29 release

Veteran actor Jackie Shroff is all set to return to the big screen with ‘The Great Grand Superhero’, which is scheduled to release in theatres on May 29. The film promises a heartwarming narrative built around the idea that age is no barrier to heroism. According to a PTI report, t...

BIG FM launches ‘BIG FM Experiences’ to enter corporate MICE segment

BIG FM has announced its entry into the corporate experiences space with the launch of ‘BIG FM Experiences’, a dedicated vertical focused on Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE). The move marks a strategic expansion for the network as it looks to evolve beyond its core radio busines...

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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!