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FIFA calls for rebel league clarity, Perez says ‘saving football’

Football’s global governing body FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that breakaway Super League clubs cannot be "half in, half out" of the established soccer system, while Real Madrid supremo and Super League chief Florentino Perez insisted he is trying to "save football" with the move.

Rebel Euro league rocks global soccer over revenue tussle

Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs launched a breakaway Super League on Sunday, launching what is certain to be a bitter battle for control of the game and its lucrative revenue, including those accruing from the broadcasting rights.

The move sets up a rival to UEFA's established ...

IPL’21 opener clocks 9.7 bn viewership minutes; matches now on Star Plus too

Star India network Friday said the IPL cricket 2021 edition has clocked 323 million total impressions for the opening match of the tournament played between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore receiving a bigger opening than any opening matches of all other IPL editions held previously ...

Sports streamer DAZN mulls IPO to fund growth

DAZN, the online sports broadcaster and sometimes referred to as Netflix of sports, is considering the possibility of going public as it chases further growth, its joint chief executive said.

Owned by billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries, DAZN debuted in Germany and Japan in...

Star Sports ropes in 18 sponsors for IPL 2021

With the 14^thedition of IPL 2021 less than a week away, official broadcasting partner Star Sports said on Monday it has roped in 18 sponsors and over 100 advertisers across multiple brand categories.

The 18 sponsors on-boarded for the 2021 edition are Dream11, Byju’s, Phon...

Discovery eyes rights for Ashes cricket series

After indecisive jabs at the costly acquisition game of live sporting events, streaming platforms are now re-thinking that hands-off strategy, it seems. The latest is American media giant Discovery that wants to prop up OTT service Discovery+ via

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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!