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Tata Play announces affordable packages for its subscribers
Mumbai: Tata Play (formerly known as Tata Sky) on Tuesday announced new affordable packs for its subscribers. With the Hindi ‘Super Value Pack’ for Rs 249, subscribers can now watch movie and drama channels from Star, Sony, Colors, and Zee, plus 203 other channels.
Tata Play has also launched a mass campaign to raise awareness about value packs, starring Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan in Hindi-speaking markets and Madhavan and Priyamani in South Asian markets.
Tata Play managing director and CEO Harit Nagpal said, “Entertainment is a basic human necessity. However, rising prices are forcing people to make a choice between necessities like food and fuel and discretionary spending like entertainment. As the country’s largest content distributor, we take it upon ourselves to make entertainment more affordable.”
Marathi super saver pack contains Colors Marathi, Zee Marathi, Star Pravah, Sony Marathi, Zee Talkies, Pravah Pictures, Star Utsav, Sony Pal, Zee Anmol, Colors Rishtey, plus 203 other channels for Rs 199 only. Gujarati super saver pack contains Star Plus, SET, Colors, Zee TV, Colors Gujarati, Colors Gujarati Cinema, Star Gold, Sony Max, Zee Cinema, Colors Cineplex, plus 203 other channels for Rs 249 only.
Bangla super saver pack contains Star Jalsha, Zee Bangla, Sony Aath, Colors Bangla, Jalsha Movies, News 18 Bangla, Zee Bangla Cinema, Colors Bangla Cinema and 203 other channels for Rs 199 only. Odia super saver pack contains Zee Sarthak, Tarang TV, Colors Odia, Siddharth TV, Star Kiran, Alankar, and News 18 Odia, plus 203 other channels for Rs 199 only.
Kannada super saver pack contains Colors Kannada, Zee Kannada, Udaya TV, Star Suvarna, Udaya Movies, Star Suvarna Plus, Colors Super, Zee Pichar, Colors Kannada Cinema, News 18 Kannada, plus 203 other channels for Rs 209. Tamil super saver pack contains Sun TV, Star Vijay, Zee Tamil, Colors Tamil, KTV, Vijay Super, Nick, Sony Yay, Jaya TV, Raj TV, Star Sports Tamil and 203 other channels for Rs 209.
Telugu super saver pack contains ETV Telugu, Star Maa, Gemini TV, Zee Telugu, Star Maa Gold, Gemini Movies, Star Maa Movies, Zee Cinemalu, Kushi TV, ETV Cinema, plus 203 other channels for Rs 209. Malayalam super saver pack contains Flowers, Asianet, Zee Keralam, Surya TV, Surya Movies, Asianet Movies, Kochu TV,News 18 Kerala,Surya Comedy, Asianet Plus, and 203 other channels for Rs 209.
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.
