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JioStar appoints Amit Malhotra as Head of International Business

JioStar has appointed Amit Malhotra as Head of International Business, marking a key leadership move as the company sharpens its focus on expanding its global footprint. Malhotra joined the company this week and will be based in Singapore, where he will lead th...

Sagar Kadam joins JioStar as Senior Partnerships Director

JioStar has appointed Sagar Kadam as Senior Director – Ecosystem & Subscription Partnerships for its Digital Venture (JioHotstar), strengthening the company’s focus on expanding strategic alliances and driving subscription growth across its digital platforms. Kadam announced his new role through a LinkedIn post yesterday, where he express...

JioStar hosts Distribution Day 2026, highlights role of affiliate partners

JioStar hosted its Distribution Day 2026 yesterday in Mumbai, celebrating the affiliate community that powers its linear television network and strengthens its nationwide reach. The event focused on reinforcing partnerships, encouraging industry dialogue, and highlighting the role of distribution partners in expanding television’s presence acros...

64% LTV cricket viewers find TV-advertised brands more trustworthy: Study

JioStar has released a new study on Linear TV (LTV) cricket audiences, revealing that 64 percent of viewers strongly believe brands advertising on television are more trustworthy. The research, conducted by Kantar, highlights the growing influence of televised cricket on consumer behaviour and brand perception, offering key insights for advertis...

JioStar appoints Anisha Mehta as senior director, ecosystem partnerships

JioStar has appointed Anisha Mehta as senior director, ecosystem partnerships, strengthening its leadership team as the company sharpens its focus on alliance-led growth and strategic collaborations across its platforms. According to a LinkedIn post, Mehta will be responsible for building strategic partnerships, deepening content ecosystems a...

JioStar records biggest opening day for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has kicked off with record-breaking viewership on JioStar, marking the biggest-ever opening day for any ICC event across JioHotstar and the Star Sports network. The tournament, being held in India and Sri Lanka, delivered strong audience engagement across digital and television platforms, reflecting the growin...

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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!