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JioStar named official b’cast partner for Rugby Premier League

In a significant boost for the growing popularity of rugby in India, JioStar has been announced as the Official Broadcast Partner for the inaugural season of the Rugby Premier League (RPL). The much-anticipated season is set to kick off in June 2025 and promises to bring high-octane rugby action to audiences across the country. The Rugby Prem...

‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ set for TV premiere on JioStar

The wait is over for fans of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule!’ After smashing box office records with an astounding global collection of over Rs.1,800 crores, the blockbuster film is now gearing up for its television debut on JioStar Network. Viewers can mark their calendars for April 13 and 14, when the film will premiere across Star Maa, Asianet, Color...

JioStar breaks viewership records as TATA IPL 2025 opens with a historic weekend

The 18th edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) has set a new benchmark for sports viewership in India, with JioHotstar and Star Sports Network recording unprecedented engagement in the opening weekend. With a staggering 4,956 crore minutes of watch time across TV and digital, the IPL’s latest season has proven once again why it rema...

JioStar to remove entertainment content from YouTube

In a strategic move to curb subscriber migration from linear TV to free digital streaming, JioStar is reportedly considering pulling its entertainment content from YouTube starting May 1, sources familiar with the development told ET. While a final decision has yet to be made, the plan aligns with the company’s broader efforts to reinforce it...

JioStar nets 11 sponsors for ICC Men’s CT2025

JioStar, the official broadcaster and streaming partner for the highly anticipated ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, has locked in 11 leading sponsors for the tournament, signaling strong market confidence in cricket’s unmatched popularity, The Economic Times reported. The star-studded lineup of sponsors includes Dream11, Pernod Ricard India, ...

JioStar to rebrand sports network

In a major move ahead of IPL 2025, JioStar, the joint venture between Reliance Industries, Disney, and Bodhi Tree, is revamping its sports broadcasting portfolio with multiple regional sports channels and a strategic rebranding of Sports18 under the Star Sports banner, The Economic Times reported. JioStar is set to launch five new regional sp...

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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!