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Merger off as Sony sends termination letter to Zee: Report

Japan's Sony Group said on Monday it has sent a termination notice to Zee Entertainment to call off a $10 billion merger of their Indian operations, following an impasse over who will lead the combined entity. The deal, announced more than two years ago, was perceived as crucial for the survival of the companies...

Ayodhya temple opening star-studded affair; AB, Rajini, Amjad Ali invited

Even as entertainment industry stars and superstars, apart from media barons like Subhash Chandra, start pouring into the temple town of Ayodhya from Saturday for Ram Mandir’s consecration ceremony, the Monday event promises to be a star-studded affair with PM Narendra Modi leading the galaxy of celebs and A-listers ...

SC refers Zee-Aditya Birla group dispute to arbitration

In a setback to Zee, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a Delhi High Court order by referring a dispute between Essel Group entity Siti Network and Aditya Birla Finance to arbitration. The 150-crore loan dispute involves Essel Group of Companies, Zee Enterta...

Government chooses Prasar Bharti for D2M tech pilot in 19 cities

The government will soon start a pilot in 19 cities to test direct-to-mobile (D2M) technology that enables content or live TV to be broadcast on mobile devices without an active internet connection. Officials said the pilot would be done using Prasar Bharti’s infrastructure, following which, a call would be taken on a mass-scale rollout. The ...

Rubika Liyaquat set to join News18 India as consulting editor

In a significant move ahead of the upcoming general elections, News18 India, a leading Hindi news channel, has roped in the seasoned TV news anchor, Rubika Liyaquat, as a Consulting Editor. Liyaquat, well-known for her impactful presence on ABP News and Z...

GTPL Hathway hits 1mn active broadband subscriber

GTPL Hathway Limited, India's largest Digital Cable TV service provider and a leading Broadband service provider, announced robust financial results for Q3 FY24 ending December 31, 2023. Financial Highlights: Q3 FY24 revenue reached ₹8,607 million, marking ...

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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!