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Zee combined net profit jumps 187% in Q2 FY22

The Subhash Chandra-founded Zee Entertainment on Thursday reported a massive 187 percent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs. 270 crore for the quarter ending September 30, 2021, up from Rs. 94 crore from a year ago.

Though total TV viewership for the network was down during the se...

Star TV elevates Bindu Nair as SVP, Marketing

Disney-owned Star TV Network has elevated Bindu Nair as senior vice president (SVP) – Marketing, Nair said in her LinkedIn post. Nair has been with Star TV for the last 2 years, beginning March 2019 as vice president (VP)- marketing. ...

AVIA’s Summit returns with Five component events

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA)’s marquee event of the year for the video industry, the Asia Video Summit, returns with a bang to wrap up a tumultuous year for media with five compone...

WardWizard Innovations partners ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’

One of India’s leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd., has collaborated with ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ with its new campaign #BachatOnTheMove.

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PM Modi, Tendulkar brand going strong; among 50 most influential people on Twitter

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar is among the 50 most influential people on Twitter this year, placed at number 35, according to an annual research carried out by consumer intelligence company Brandwatch.

The legendary right-hander is ranked above the likes of American actors

Tamannah Bhatia joins the team of ‘Bholaa Shankar’

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia has joined the team of upcoming Telugu film ‘Bholaa Shankar’, featuring superstar Chiranjeevi and Keerthy Suresh.

Tamannah took to Twitter an...

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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!