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JioStar posts strong Q3 growth, clocks Rs.8,010 cr revenue

Reliance Industries Limited’s media and entertainment business delivered a robust performance in the third quarter of FY26, with JioStar emerging as a key growth driver across television, digital streaming and sports broadcasting. The media arm reported gross revenue of Rs.8,010 cr during the quarter, supported by strong viewership, rising digit...

Srijith Jagdish made SVP-Entertainment of ad sales at JioStar

Srijith Jagdish has stepped into a new role as Senior Vice President – Entertainment Ad Sales at JioStar, taking on a wider mandate within the company’s commercial leadership. The appointment marks a significant progression in his career, which spans media mon...

JioStar secures strong sponsor mix for Tata WPL 2026

Building on the rapid rise of women’s cricket as a mainstream sporting and commercial property, the TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) is set to return with its fourth edition, scheduled to run from January 9 to February 5, 2026. The upcoming season marks another milestone for the league, underlining its growing stature within India’s sports a...

Robin Samuel joins JioStar to lead entertainment revenue operations

JioStar has bolstered its commercial leadership with the appointment of Robin Samuel as manager, entertainment revenue operations, adding an experienced advertising professional to its monetisation team as the broadcast major sharpens its revenue strategy across entertainment properties. The appointment was announced through a LinkedIn post u...

JioStar names G R Arun Kumar as Chief Financial Officer

JioStar has appointed G R Arun Kumar as its Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its senior leadership as the company sharpens its focus on financial agility, disciplined growth and long-term resilience. Arun will lead JioStar’s Finance and Commercial func...

ICC, JioStar reaffirm media rights pact amid speculation

The International Cricket Council (ICC) and JioStar have jointly dismissed recent media reports questioning the status of the ICC’s media rights agreement in India, stating that the partnership remains fully intact and operational. In a JioStar press note issued on Friday, both organisations clarified that the existing media rights agreement ...

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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!