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Live sports to stream on Hotstar after Disney India, Reliance merger

All live sporting events streamed by the newly merged Disney-Reliance business in India, including popular Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket, will only be available on Disney's Hotstar app, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The decision marks the first major integration of the businesses and signals billionaire Mukesh Amb...

TRAI starts consultation on framework for terrestrial TV b’cast

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a Consultation Paper on ‘Regulatory framework for Ground-based Broadcasters’ seeking stakeholders’ comments on the framework for broadcasting television channels through terrestrial means. The paper ...

ZEEL reappoints Punit Goenka as MD & CEO for five years

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has officially reappointed Punit Goenka as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a new five-year term, from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2029. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that the reappointment was recommended by the Nomination & Remunerat...

‘MTV Hustle’ returns for S4

MTV Hustle, India’s groundbreaking hip-hop reality series, is making a comeback with its fourth season. Starting October 19, the show will air every Saturday and Sunday at 7 pm, on MTV and JioCinema, bringing a fresh dose of intense competition and raw talent ...

Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan, and Ananya Panday to star in C Sankaran Nair biopic

Dharma Productions has announced that its upcoming film, starring Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan, and Ananya Panday, will hit theaters on March 14, 2025. Directed by Karan Singh Tyagi, this much-anticipated biopic tells the inspiring story of C. Sankaran Nair, ...

ZEEL net profit surges by 70% to Rs 209 cr in Q2FY25

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has reported an increase of 70.24 percent in net profit to Rs 209.4 crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2024, as compared to Rs 123 crore for the same period last year. The company’s advertising revenue declined 7.98 percent to Rs 901.7 crore in Q2FY25 against Rs 979.2 crore in the same period last ...

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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!