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Ithech Taka Tamboo: dittoTV adds Zee Yuva
MUMBAI: Zee Yuva, ZEEL’s Marathi channel, is now available on dittoTV. The channel offers refreshing, light-hearted, and contemporary content that resonates with younger audiences.
“Content consumption patterns in India have evolved and younger audiences consume entertainment on-the-go. With dittoTV, youth can enjoy shows anytime and anywhere,” said Zee Yuva and Zee Talkies business head Bavesh Janavlekar.
Shows on Zee Yuva include, Bun Maska, which portrays the life of fun-loving girl, with a confused philosophy of love; Freshers, a show that revolves around college-goers; ShravanBal Rock star, a show about an aspirational rock star who is trying to balance his own dreams and the aspiration of his parents; Yuvagiri, a show which journeys through colleges across different parts of Maharashtra and interacts with the youth to understand their opinion on various issues; Love Lagan Locha, a story which revolves around boys who are trying to find their perfect match; Ithech Taka Tamboo, a story of a man who escapes from the superficial world and tries running a beachside hotel in a small town in the state..
dittoTV business head Archana Anand said, “Zee Yuva strikes a connect with our subscribers, especially college and hostel students, due to it’s novel content. We have witnessed a high consumption of regional GECs on dittoTV. Going forward, we will continue to expand the variety of channels across languages and genres to suit audiences across different target groups.”
Gaming
Nodwin Gaming sells EVO stake to RTS
Fighting game tourney eyes global push, Nodwin partners on emerging markets amid 58 per cent revenue surge to Rs 530.3 crore.
MUMBAI: Nodwin Gaming just pulled off the ultimate combo breaker ditching its full stake in EVO, the fighting game world’s undisputed champ, to long-time ally RTS. Announced on 20 February 2026, the move frees up firepower for EVO’s global scaling dreams, with hefty investments on the horizon. Nodwin isn’t vanishing though; it’ll stick around as a key partner, flexing its regional muscle, ops know-how, and community ties to grow the tourney in emerging markets like the Global South.
EVO, a two-decade FGC (Fighting Game Community) cornerstone, started as a grassroots huddle and morphed into esports royalty drawing players, publishers, and superfans worldwide. RTS steps up to steward this next-level expansion, honouring the community vibe while plotting world domination.
For Nodwin, it’s a savvy portfolio shuffle: honing in on high-growth zones, local IPs, and ecosystem builds. The timing’s spot-on, they flipped EBITDA positive in Q3 2025, boasting 58 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to Rs 530.3 crore (USD 58.5 million) over the first nine months of FY26.
Nodwin Gaming co-founder and managing director, Akshat Rathe, framed it neatly, “EVO represents the passion, resilience, and spirit of the fighting game community… For Nodwin, this is a strategic step that sharpens our focus on markets where gaming is witnessing extraordinary momentum.”
More details on EVO’s emerging-market playbook with Nodwin drop soon. In esports terms, it’s like trading a legendary skin for upgrades smart meta shift that keeps everyone in the arena swinging.
