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BCCI invites bids for events’ title sponsorship rights

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday released the Invitation to Tender (ITT) for title sponsor rights for BCCI events.

The official statement by BCCI outlined the comprehensive terms and conditions governing the tender process,...

Suniel Shetty boosts PPL as minority stakeholder

Pro Panja League (PPL), the brainchild of Bollywood actor and producer Parvin Dabas and Preeti Jhangiani, has garnered significant attention as it kicks off its inaugural season at the prestigious IGI Stadium in New Delhi.

The Pro Panja League received a major boost with the e...

Coca-Cola, ICC join hands for the 2023 men’s World Cup

Beverage giant Coca-Cola has tied up with cricket’s global governing body ICC for the 2023 men's World Cup. As a result of the partnership, Coca-Cola will become the ICC's only non-alcoholic beverage partner. Through a number of online and offline activations, Coc...

Gaming firm Yolo247 partners with MLC franchise LAKR

Yolo247, a prominent player in the Indian online gaming industry, has announced its partnership with Major League Cricket's (MLC) franchise, the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR), as the title sp...

Disney Star appoints Kingshuk Mitra as head of ad sales for Star Sports

Kingshuk Mitra has been appointed as the head of ad sales for Star Sports, by Disney Star, as per sources familiar with the matter. He assumed his new position on Monday and will be reporting to Ajit Varghese, the Head of Network Advertising Sales at Disney Star

ESPN in talks with US sports leagues for strategic alliance: CNBC

Major changes are in the offing at Mouse House as CEO Bob Iger looks to trim the fat (read shed unviable or struggling businesses), including reported hunt for strategic partners for sports brand ESPN and Star India, which not so long ago contributed a sizable percentage of subscribers (through Hotstar) in the global...

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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!