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JioCinema mulls naming former Google exec as CEO

JioCinema plans to appoint former Google general manager Kiran Mani as chief executive officer, leading the Indian streaming TV service’s effort to broaden its reach among mobile customers, according to people familiar with the move.

Mani form...

Avinash Pandey re-elected President of IAA India Chapter

ABP Network CEO Avinash Pandey has been re-elected as the president of the International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter. The decision was made during the IAA's Annual General Meeting, where other office bearers were also elected. Abhishek Karnani, president of the Free Press Journal Group,...

Uday Shankar believes time ripe to create an ‘alternative to TV’

Bodhi Tree Systems co-founder and former Disney APAC chief Uday Shankar has made it clear that though he was nurtured by the TV ecosystem, which he also lovingly helped grow while in various media organisations in India, the time has arrived to create an alternative to television.

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Tips Industries appoints Hari Nair as CEO

Tips Industries, a public-listed music company, has announced the appointment of Hari Nair as the company’s new chief executive officer. Nair brings in 25 years of overall experience, of which the last two decades were spent in the music ecosystem. With this appointment, Tips aims to strengthen its core leade...

UK MPs for changes in Media Bill; against listed sports on paid OTT service

Obligations on smart TVs, firesticks and set-top boxes to ensure public service broadcasters (PSBs) are prominent on their platforms should be strengthened, according to the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

In its report on the draft Media Bill, the United King...

Zee Entertainment launches four channels in UK

Zee Entertainment has announced the launch of four new Freeview Connected channels. With this expansion, the company hopes to provide a diverse range of content to cater to the diverse tastes of Freeview viewers.

The channels include Zest, Zing, Zee...

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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!