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Vikas Sachdeva takes helm as EVP, head of International ad sales at ZEEL

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd welcomes Vikas Sachdeva as their new Executive Vice President and Head of International Ad Sales. Sachdeva brings a wealth of experience, having previously served as the Head of India International Ad Sales at Disney Star for over 9 years. During his tenure at Disney Star, S...

Vodafone Idea’s director of regulatory affairs P Balaji resigns

In a high-profile exit, Vodafone Idea’s director, regulatory and corporate affairs officer, P Balaji has resigned, and he will be relieved on January 10. Balaji was the key person who used to interact with officials in the government and was the company’s largest shareholder. He is leaving amid the efforts o...

India Today Group elevates Kalli Purie to executive editor-in-chief

India Today Group has elevated Kalli Purie as the Executive Editor-in-Chief. This additional designation marks a pivotal moment for Purie, who has been a driving force as the Vice Chairperson of the esteemed media conglomerate since October 2017. The announcement was made internally to the compan...

Prasar Bharati makes changes in DD FreeDish auction method

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has effected some changes in the auction methodology for slots on Doordarshan FreeDish, which is a subscription free DTH service.

The changes, effective immediately, were unveiled after a meeting at...

RIL, Disney sign non-binding term sheet on India ops merger: Report

Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company, and Walt Disney signed a non-binding term sheet to merge their Indian media operations, the Economic Times reported on Monday, citing sources it ...

China to study public feedback on new gaming rules

China's draft online video gaming rules were designed to promote the healthy development of the industry, regulators have said, adding that the government would further improve the proposed rules after "earnestly studying" public views.

The statement from the press and publications w...

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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!