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JioStar VC Uday Shankar to deliver keynote at New Delhi AI Summit

JioStar Vice-Chairman Uday Shankar is set to deliver the keynote address at the AI Impact Summit 2026, where he will speak on how artificial intelligence can unlock new creative possibilities and enhance consumer experiences. The summit is being held from February 16-20, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi; Uday's keynote is on Feb 20. bringing t...

JioStar appoints Anvita Thapliyal as VP, content regulation

JioStar has appointed Anvita Thapliyal as vice president, content regulation, strengthening its leadership at a time when India’s broadcast and streaming ecosystem is expanding rapidly under increased regulatory and public scrutiny. With content volumes rising and compliance expectations tightening, the move signals a sharper focus on governa...

JioStar proposes merger of TV distribution arm IndiaCast

JioStar India, the Reliance Industries–Disney joint venture, has proposed merging its wholly owned television distribution subsidiary, IndiaCast Media Distribution, into the parent company through a fast-track process under Section 233 of the Companies ...

JioStar ropes in Hyundai as CTV sponsor for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

JioStar has named Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) as the Connected TV (CTV) co-powered sponsor for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on JioHotstar, underlining the growing importance of big-screen digital advertising in India’s live sports ecosystem. The partnership brings together one of the country’s biggest sporting properties and a marq...

TV ad market under pressure, but post-GST recovery shows promise: JioStar’s Kevin Vaz

JioStar delivered a resilient operating performance during the quarter despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, supported by steady subscription growth and record digital entertainment monetisation. Kevin Vaz, CEO – Entertainment, JioStar, said the company managed to post healthy EBITDA even as advertising spends remained uneven across s...

Debrup Ghosh takes charge as Director – Premium Sports at JioStar

JioStar has appointed Debrup Ghosh as Director – Premium Sports, strengthening its leadership team at a time when sports content and monetisation are becoming increasingly central to the media and entertainment business. In his new role, Ghosh will be responsible for driving revenue growth and building high-value partnerships across JioStar’s pr...

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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!