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Tushar Shah to exit SPNI after 16 years

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has announced that Tushar Shah, its Chief Marketing Officer and Business Head for Movies, Regional, FTA and Infotainment Channels, will step down from the organisation after a long and impactful tenure. His last working da...

SPNI, Accenture launch Sony AdEdge to empower SMB advertising

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), in partnership with Accenture, today announced the launch of the Sony AdEdge Centre of Excellence (CoE)—a comprehensive advertising platform aimed at providing premium, cross-platform advertising opportunities to India’s s...

Gaurav Banerjee to lead Sony Pictures Networks India till 2029

Gaurav Banerjee will continue as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Culver Max Entertainment, which runs under the consumer-facing brand Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), until August 2029, According to a Economic Times report. His appoint...

Senior journo Gaurav Laghate joins SPNI as PR & Corp Comm head

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has appointed senior journalist Gaurav Laghate as its new Head of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, effective September 2025. In his new role, Laghate will spearhead the company’s communications strategy with a sharp focus on strengthening corporate reputation and stakeholder engagement across ...

SPNI corp comm head Humsa Dhir moves on for newer adventures

After a decade-long journey marked by strategic communications and reputation leadership, Humsa Dhir, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications at Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has announced her departure from the company. In a press release issued by the network, SPNI credited Dhir with shaping its corporate narrative...

SPNI network ad sales head Sandeep Mehrotra moves on

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has announced the departure of Sandeep Mehrotra, Head of Ad Sales – Network Channels, who will be stepping down from his role due to personal reasons. The company confirmed the development in an official statement released yesterday. Mehrotra, a respected figure in the media and advertising industry, played...

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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!