Category: News & Entertainment

STAGE, the OTT platform built for India’s regional language audiences, has completed a INR 4.2 crore secondary transaction that allowed early employees and angel investors to partially exit their holdings. The transaction was facilitated by Hissa Fund, which specializes in providing liquidity to startup employees before traditional exit events.   STAGE in partnership with HISSA Fund completes INR 4.2 Crore liquidity event – 8 early employees cash out ESOPs after 6-year bet on regional content Six years, from zero to six million For the eight employees who participated, this wasn’t…

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RU BA RU, an award-winning 29-minute short film exploring sisterhood, caste and female agency in rural Rajasthan, was screened yesterday at the India Habitat Centre. The exclusive showcase drew members of the press, film enthusiasts, cultural voices and representatives from women-focused organisations.    Award-winning short film ‘RU BA RU’ Hosted by Anita and CP Gurnani and the entire team of RU BA RU, the screening follows the film’s growing international momentum. The filmmakers’ debut venture has shown remarkable promise, earning multiple Best Short Film awards across prominent Indian and global…

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Zupee, one of India’s iconic names in mobile gaming, is redefining online entertainment with a bold move to a completely free-to-play model. This transformation follows a regulatory change, positioning Zupee as a pioneer in the world of zero entry fee digital entertainment. The company, already a renown household name among gaming enthusiasts with more than 500 million app downloads, has reimagined its core experience, offering exciting and strategic free online games, which are now accessible to every Indian without any financial barrier.   The Zupee Experience: Skill, Speed, and Strategy…

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The Mall Group today unveiled a milestone partnership with Monchhichi, the beloved Japanese character celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking the first-ever large-scale Monchhichi holiday collaboration in Southeast Asia. Officially authorized by Sekiguchi Co., Ltd., and supported by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), this initiative represents one of the most extensive Monchhichi commercial campaigns ever launched outside Japan.   The Mall Group Launches Southeast Asia’s First Monchhichi Holiday Collaboration, Elevating Bangkok as Asia’s Next Global Festive Landmark   Arriving at a time when character-driven cultural marketing is transforming retail and tourism across Asia, this collaboration…

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At IGDC 2025, India’s biggest gaming conference, TILTEDU and DATSI School for Storytellers unveiled GameCraft Pro – a flagship one-year professional program in Game Design & Development launching January 2026 at DATSI’s Trivandrum campus.   DATSI School and TILTEDU sign the GameCraft Pro MoU at IGDC 2025, strengthening Kerala’s game-design ecosystem   The MoU was signed in the presence of senior government officials Seeram Sambasiva Rao (IT Special Secretary) and Anoop Ambika (CEO, Kerala Startup Mission), alongside industry leaders Ashish Kulkarni, Nikhil Chandran, Veerendra Patil, Venkataramanan K, and Michael Joseph.…

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Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Ltd. (SABTNL) (BSE 530943) (NSE: SABTNL) (ISIN: INE416A01044), today announced a comprehensive strategic transformation that positions the Company at the forefront of India’s rapidly expanding artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure ecosystem.   In line with the resolutions approved at the Board meeting on 24 November 2025, the Company has unveiled a bold blueprint for the future, including the proposal to establish a 50 MW AI & Green Data Centre Campus in Telangana – a facility envisioned as a next-generation sovereign compute platform enabling advanced AI, defence, governance,…

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OTTplay, India’s leading OTT aggregation platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Studio Jadu to syndicate a line-up of AI-enabled animated series, marking one of the earliest OTT syndication deals of its kind worldwide.   The collaboration brings Studio Jadu’s next-generation animated content to OTTplay’s discovery-driven ecosystem   The collaboration brings Studio Jadu’s next-generation animated content to OTTplay’s discovery-driven ecosystem, expanding access to innovative storytelling crafted through Jadu’s proprietary creator workbench. The platform empowers artists to refine narratives, deepen character arcs, and accelerate production—while ensuring that human creators remain the…

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