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IDPL launches 7+ premium digital channels on Samsung TV Plus India
Mumbai: IndiaDotcom Digital Private Ltd. (IDPL), rolled out its 7+ premium digital channels on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service. With this move, the widespread viewers of Zee News, WION, Zee Business, Zee24 Kalak, Zee 24 TAAS, ZEE 24 GHANTA will be able to watch their prime-time news shows on Samsung Smart TV Plus in India.
The shift to streaming coupled with the appeal of free streaming TV has seen viewership in FAST services grow across the globe. Connected TVs (CTVs) are the ultimate device for that big-screen co-viewing experience, and locally Kantar estimates that Smart TV adoption in India will grow to 36M devices by the end of this year. Connected TV ad spending is also projected to jump 14.4 per cent this year, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). That’s more than double IAB’s projected 5.9 per cent growth in overall ad spending. With a huge headroom for growth, the CTV space is expected to attract more attention from advertisers to earn consumers’ and other stakeholders’ trust.
IDPL will bring together premium news content both live and on-demand from several digital channels including; Zee News, WION, Zee Business, Zee24 Kalak, Zee 24 TAAS, ZEE24 KALAK. This original programming will extend and grow IDPL audiences to Samsung TV Plus India viewers.
Emphasizing on the market demand, IDPL CEO Devadas Krishnan said, “Providing a customized program content package as per the market demand has always been the top priority of our company. In order to ensure viewers don’t miss their most-liked news shows across 7+ digital channels, our team took up the initiative of making it available to Connected TV who are tech-savvy and consume content as per their convenience.
This will further boost advertisers and brand’s engagement in terms of branding, open doors to video ads delivered via a streaming service during different time slots of news shows running across the digital channels.”
“We are thrilled to partner with IDPL and welcome the Zee channels to our platform,” said Samsung TV Plus India head business development Kunal Mehta. “Samsung TV Plus is committed to providing its viewers with a wide range of content, and this partnership with IDPL is a testament to that commitment. We look forward to a successful partnership with them.”
This partnership is expected to provide viewers with a seamless TV viewing experience and access to a wide range of content. Samsung TV Plus is one of the leading FAST streaming services in India, and it instead is poised to extend its reach and provide its content to a broader range of viewers.
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WITT Summit 2026 concludes in New Delhi
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MUMBAI: The WITT Summit just wrapped up with enough big ideas to fill a policy playbook because when India’s leaders, thinkers and icons gather under one roof, even the conversations hit sixes. The eighth edition of TV9 Network’s flagship What India Thinks Today (WITT) Summit 2026 concluded on Saturday after two days of dynamic discussions at its New Delhi venue. India’s largest multi-domain public policy and culture summit brought together political leaders, policymakers, sports icons, artists and technology innovators to examine the forces shaping contemporary India and its global standing.
Prime minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address on the theme “India and the World” for the third consecutive year. In a wide-ranging speech, he addressed the ongoing conflict in West Asia, calling for restraint and compassion while highlighting India’s continued development trajectory despite global turmoil.
The summit featured candid conversations with state leaders. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy articulated a people-first governance model and contrasted it with other development approaches. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav declared that Left-wing extremism had been effectively eliminated in his state and highlighted preparations for the upcoming Kumbh Mela. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann defended his government’s record, citing the closure of 19 toll plazas and creation of the Sadak Suraksha Force. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed confidence in Congress prospects in Assam and addressed recent allegations against him.
On geopolitics and national security, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined India’s ambition to become a builder of trusted digital infrastructure for the world, citing the rapid 5G rollout and village-level 4G connectivity.
Cricket received significant attention. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly praised player freedom and trust as hallmarks of great leadership and named MS Dhoni as the greatest captain due to his World Cup successes. India women’s team bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi credited the BCCI and Women’s Premier League for building a pipeline of world-class talent behind the team’s recent ODI World Cup triumph.
The summit also hosted the inaugural AI² Awards 2026, celebrating the convergence of human creativity and machine intelligence in storytelling and content creation. Poet and kathavachak Kumar Vishwas delivered a nuanced take on India’s concept of Dharma and criticised the recent arrest of an 80-year-old Shankaracharya. Veteran lyricist Sameer Anjaan and storyteller Neelesh Misra reflected on changing music trends and artistic responsibility in the wake of a recent controversy involving Nora Fatehi.
In a country where conversations often run as deep as the Ganges, the WITT Summit proved once again that when leaders, thinkers and storytellers come together, the real winner is public discourse lively, layered and refreshingly unafraid to tackle the big questions shaping India’s tomorrow.
