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SpaceX gets a portion of India

India has yet to issue a full national operational licence to SpaceX but the regional state of Gujarat has signed a letter of intent with SpaceX for Starlink to expand its coverage in the region (which is in the extreme north-West of India). Gujarat authorities said the agreement aims to improve digital connectivity in rural […]

February 11, 2026

Offbeet Media appoints Rathor as Chief Business Officer

Offbeet Media Group, a next-generation media and entertainment company, has announced the appointment of Abhijeet Rathor as Chief Business Officer. In his new role, Abhijeet will lead the overall business charter for Offbeet Media Group, driving monetisation strategy, commercial partnerships, advertising sales, brand solutions and long-term revenue growth across the company’s portfolio of businesses. Offbeet […]

February 10, 2026

Sony Pictures Networks India focuses on shared viewing

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has announced that it is placing renewed emphasis on shared viewing. By reimagining game shows and reality television, the company says it will be “transforming formats once seen as traditional into powerful unifiers that bring Indian families across generations back to the living room”. As content consumption fragments across platforms, […]

February 6, 2026

India: Goldmines Play on Prime Video

Prime Video has India has onboarded Goldmines Play as an add-on subscription. Goldmines Play, the streaming service from Goldmines Telefilms, the Indian content aggregator and television broadcaster, offers Prime Video customers across India a library of curated South Indian films dubbed in Hindi, along with evergreen Hindi classics. Customers in India can now subscribe to […]

February 5, 2026

India boosts space budget

India has increased its space–related budget for the upcoming 2026–2027 period to $1.64 billion which goes to the nation’s Department of Space. The total is ₹13,705.63 crore Rupees. While the 2 per cent increase over the previous year’s budget estimate is modest, industry leaders highlighted several “indirect triggers” designed to accelerate the domestic private space […]

February 2, 2026

India: Prime Video, Eternal Sunshine movie collaboration

Prime Video India has announced its upcoming Original movie, Don’t Be Shy, written and directed by Sreeti Mukerji. Produced by Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt under the banner of Eternal Sunshine Productions and co-produced by Grishma Shah and Vikesh Bhutani, Don’t Be Shy follows the story of Shyamili ‘Shy’ Das, a 20-year-old girl who thinks […]

January 30, 2026

Report: 1.56bn broadband subs in Q3 2025

Global broadband subscribers surpassed 1.56 billion in Q3 2025, marking a 1.46 growth, only slightly lower than in Q3 2024, according to the Q3 2025 Broadband Subscriber Trends from Point Topic. Broadband subscriptions declined in 13 countries, compared to 24 in Q2 2025. In some of these markets consumers are migrating to mobile broadband, others […]

January 27, 2026

Amagi lists on Indian stock exchanges

Amagi Media Labs Limited, the cloud-native SaaS provider offering end-to-end solutions across live production, content preparation, distribution and monetisation in the global broadcasting and streaming ecosystem, has announced the successful public listing of its equity shares on Indian stock exchanges (BSE and NSE). Amagi is the only end-to-end, AI-enabled cloud platform in the video category […]

January 23, 2026

Starlink gets a foothold in India

Maharashtra has become the first Indian state to sign a partnership with Elon Musk’s ⁦⁩Starlink to deploy satellite-based internet services across remote and underserved regions. Maharashtra state is the Indian region of some 300,000 sq kms with Mumbai as its key city. “It was wonderful to welcome M Lauren Dreyer, VP/Starlink in Mumbai today, where […]

January 22, 2026By Chris Forrester

India: Extreme H, Sony Pictures extend broadcast deal

The FIA Extreme H World Cup, the hydrogen-powered motorsport, has announced the extension of its broadcast partnership with Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) through to the end of the 2028 season. This multi-year renewal ensures that fans across India can continue to watch live coverage, highlights, and exclusive digital content. The extended agreement builds on […]

January 20, 2026