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Centre sets up AI governance body to steer national strategy

The Government of India has constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), a high-level inter-ministerial body aimed at shaping and coordinating the country’s approach to artificial intelligence governance, policy development and economic alignment. According to a PIB release, the initiative by the Ministry of Electronics and Infor...

Tata Play Binge curates Arshad Warsi’s weekend watchlist

As Arshad Warsi celebrates his 57th birthday today, Tata Play Binge is marking the occasion with a specially curated watchlist of some of his most memorable performances, bringing together a mix of comedy, drama and intensity that has defined his career over the years. According to a press release, the platform is spotlighting five of Warsi’s...

ET NOW Swadesh to host ‘Insurance Mahakumbh’ today

ET NOW Swadesh is set to bring the spotlight on India’s insurance sector with a special four-hour live programming initiative titled ‘Insurance Mahakumbh’, scheduled for April 18, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. At a time when rising healthcare costs, climate-linked risks, and growing financial awareness are reshaping priorities, the initiative ...

Call of Duty’ film set for June 2028 theatrical release

A big-screen adaptation of the globally popular video game franchise ‘Call of Duty’ is officially on the way, with Paramount Pictures announcing a June 30, 2028 theatrical release at CinemaCon 2026 in Las Vegas. The long-anticipated project marks another major ...

Zee invests in PhantomFX to scale VFX, animation push

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. has announced a strategic investment in Phantom Digital Effects Ltd. (PhantomFX), marking a significant move to strengthen its presence in the fast-growing Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) segment. According to a report by The Economic Times, the compan...

Dish TV board strengthens with three independent directors

Dish TV India Limited has announced the appointment of three Independent Directors to its Board, following strong shareholder approval, marking a key step in reinforcing its governance structure and long-term strategy. According to a press release, the appointments received overwhelming backing, with 99.49% of shareholders voting in favour. T...

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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!