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Havas India appoints John Thangaraj as CSO

Havas India has announced the appointment of John Thangaraj as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Havas Creative Network India. In this newly created role, Thangaraj will oversee the strategic direction of several key divisions within the Havas Creative N...

COAI gets VodafoneIdea’s Abhijit Kishore as chairperson

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the premier industry association representing leading telecom, internet, technology, and digital services companies, has announced its new leadership for the 2024-25 term. Effective June 2024, Abhijit Kishore, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vodafone Idea Limited, has been appointed as the ...

Ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati Vempati joins BARC board

Former Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been appointed as a professional director on the board of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India.

Vempati, co-founder of DeepTech ...

Ashwini Vaishnaw will have to hit the ground running at MIB

The new Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw may not be completely out of place at his ministry as many of the issues must have been brought to his notice when he headed the Electronics and IT Ministry (Meity) in the last government.

However, at

Lada Singh quits as Sony Pictures International Productions GM

Lada Guruden Singh, renowned for his pivotal role as General Manager at Sony Pictures International Productions (SPIP) India, bids farewell to his executive position to embark on a new journey as a producer within the studio. According to a press release, Singh, with his profound impact on the Indian film industry, leaves behind a legacy of g...

Eenadu Group founder Ramoji Rao passes away at 87

Media baron Ramoji Rao passed away here on Saturday. He was 87. The Chairman of Eenadu Group of Companies breathed his last at a private hospital where he was admitted on June 5 due to breathing problems. According to IANS, he passed away at 4.50 a.m. Ramoji Rao was the founder of the largest circulated Telugu daily ‘Eenadu’, ‘

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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!