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Dish TV names Rakesh Mohan as non-exec independent director

DTH service provider Dish TV has announced the appointment of a former joint secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as a non-executive independent director. The board of the company, in a meeting held on Friday, “approved the appointment of Rakesh Mohan as a non-executive independent director with effect from July 29, 2022,...

Sant Prasad joins ABP News as Senior VP, News, Production

Sant Prasad Rai has been appointed as Senior VP – News & Production, ABP News. He will be responsible for all content on ABP News, Sant Prasad will report to Rajiv Khandekar. Khandekar has been elevated as EVP – News & Production, ABP News, and ABP Majha. On the appointment, Avinash Pandey, CEO of ABP Network, said, “I am certain t...

IAA honours Punit Goenka with ‘Game-Changer of the Year’ award

Punit Goenka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the leading content company, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) has won the ‘Game-Changer of the Year’ award at the International Advertising Association’s (IAA) Leadership Awards. Goenka was awarded the esteemed honour for his invaluable contribution to the growth of the m...

Bharat24 beefs up sales and marketing team

Bharat 24, an upcoming national Hindi news channel has further strengthened its sales and marketing with the appointment of sales person Bhim Shankar Negi, Partha Sarthi Kuila, and Nishant Mishra, ahead of its launch next month, the news channel said in a media statement Wednesday. Bhim Shankar Negi has joined Bharat 24 as Vice President (Nor...

Eutelsat & Sunil Mittal-led OneWeb sign merger pact

French satellite company Eutelsat Communications and its British rival OneWeb, helmed by Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the objective of creating a leading global player in connectivity through the combination of both companies in an all-share transaction, the companie...

Prasar Bharti aims to monetise ‘Swaraj’ on OTT platforms

Prasar Bharati has invited applications from private OTT platforms for exclusive global licensing rights to stream ‘Swaraj- Bharat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Ki Samagra Gatha’, a 75-episode show produced by the pubcaster to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence that will be broadcast on the DD’s network i...

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!