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News18 India to air ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’ for counting day on May 4

News18 India is set to roll out an extensive Counting Day special with its flagship election programme ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’ on May 4, as the country awaits crucial results from key battleground states including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,

Mihir Bhatt joins News18 Studios as CCO

Media veteran Mihir Bhatt has joined News18 Studios as Chief Content Officer, stepping into a key leadership role as the network sharpens its focus on high-impact, multi-platform storytelling. In his new position, Bhatt will lead content strategy and development, with a mandate to build scalable IPs, strengthen brand partnerships, and drive inno...

News18 launches ‘Delhi NCR’ channel at Rising Delhi conclave today

News18 Network is set to launch its dedicated regional channel, News18 Delhi NCR, at the inaugural Rising Delhi Conclave on April 14 in the national capital, marking a significant push into hyper-local news coverage. According to a Network18 press release, the channel will be officially launched by Rekha Gupta in the presenc...

News18 India launches ‘Command Centre’ war show

News18 India has introduced a new high-impact show titled ‘Command Centre’, featuring Major Gaurav Arya, amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. The programme is positioned as a daily war explainer aimed at decoding complex global developments for viewers. According to a

News18 launches ‘Book Cricket’ game for T20 World Cup

News18 has introduced a digital version of the popular classroom pastime ‘Book Cricket’, tapping into nostalgia while celebrating the excitement around the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The interactive game has been launched on News18.com, offering users a modern, mobile-friendly version of a game once widely played by students during school ...

Network18 renews CNN’s News18 partnership for 10 years

Network18 has extended its long-standing licensing and brand partnership with CNN International for its flagship English news channel, CNN-News18, renewing the agreement for another decade. The renewed deal will now run until 31 December 2035, reinforcing one of the most enduring collaborations in India’s television news landscape. According ...

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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!