iWorld
YuppTV launches app on Hisense Smart TV in US
MUMBAI: Offering a world class viewing experience with a range of channels and movies, over-the-top (OTT) content player YuppTV has launched its app on Hisense Smart TV for the US audiences.
YuppTV’s partnership with Hisense is part of an ongoing effort to reach out to global television audience with the most comprehensive South Asian content.
Viewers can now benefit from 200+ channels in 13 South Asian languages available worldwide, as Live TV, and 10 days of revolutionary Catch-up TV. Unlimited movies in different genres from leading production houses make this an unbeatable offering for Hisense Smart TV owners. The YuppTV app is available to download free. The app on Hisense Smart TV will be available for customers in the US region.
At the time of launch, the YuppTV application will be available to viewers using Hisense Smart TVs. These TVs are available with a range of features and wide variety of screen sizes. Hisense Smart TVs with full high definition resolution are equipped with WIFI, internet and built-in apps.
YuppTV CEO Uday Reddy said, “YuppTV is thrilled to partner with Hisense USA Corporation and launch its application on Hisense Smart TVs. The launch is a big part our mission to make it simple and instant for broadcasters to deliver entertainment anytime and anywhere in the world and present consumers with yet another avenue to access their favorite South Asian content with ease.”
Hisense vice president of marketing Lawrence Li added, “Hisense USA aims to deliver high quality and great value for its customers. We know that YuppTV customers spend a considerable number of hours everyday consuming content from their home countries and we pleased to make this application and the 100s of channels and immense movie library available on our new line of Smart TVs.”
Gaming
MTG gaming chief Benninghoff joins NODWIN board as esports firm primes for IPO
The Gurugram-based esports firm is pursuing a public listing, has returned to profitability and is growing revenues by 42 per cent
GURUGRAM: NODWIN Gaming is moving fast. The Gurugram-based gaming and esports company has launched a pre-IPO fundraising round, appointed UBS as lead adviser for both the round and a subsequent public listing, and landed a heavyweight board director, all in one go.
The new board member is Arnd Benninghoff, executive vice president of gaming at Stockholm-listed Modern Times Group (MTG), who has overseen the group’s strategic investments and portfolio growth since 2014. He is no stranger to building things: Benninghoff has founded and built fifteen companies, served as chief digital officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, managing director of SevenVentures, and chief executive of Holtzbrinck eLAB. He began his career as a journalist at Deutsche Presse Agentur and various TV networks, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in business and administration from the University of Münster, and previously sat on the board of Edgeware AB.
The numbers back the ambition
NODWIN is not pitching a story without substance. The company has returned to EBITDA profitability and posted a 42 per cent year-on-year revenue surge, reaching $58.5m in the first nine months of FY2026. The pre-IPO round will combine a primary issuance to fund global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions, alongside a secondary sale to give existing shareholders some liquidity.
Akshat Rathee, co-founder and managing director of NODWIN Gaming, said Benninghoff understands “the entire lifecycle of the gaming and media ecosystem, from the boots-on-the-ground reality of building startups to the strategic complexity of managing multi-billion dollar global portfolios.”
Benninghoff, for his part, said the company “sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and technology, making it one of the most exciting players in the global gaming landscape today.”
A portfolio built for the global south
Founded in 2014 by Rathee and Gautam Virk, NODWIN has quietly assembled one of the more compelling esports portfolios outside the Western hemisphere. Its properties include DreamHack India and Comic Con India, and it recently acquired StarLadder, the Ukraine-based tournament organiser behind premier events in CS:GO and Dota 2. The company also serves as a long-term strategic marketing partner for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s most prominent fighting game tournament, helping push it into new geographies.
Its geographic focus spans South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Backers include Nazara Technologies, KRAFTON, Sony Group Corporation, JetSynthesys, and the founders’ investment vehicle Good Game Investments.
What comes next
With UBS running the books, a board freshly reinforced with European media and gaming expertise, and revenue heading in the right direction, NODWIN is laying the groundwork deliberately. The esports industry has burned investors before with big promises and thin margins. NODWIN’s return to profitability, combined with a real portfolio of owned intellectual properties across gaming, music and youth culture, gives it a more credible runway than most. The IPO clock is now ticking.
