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Disney+ Hotstar targets 450 mn viewers with free T20 WC streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, the streaming platform owned by Disney Star, will stream the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 for free on mobile while charging on Connected TV (CTV), continuing its previous hybrid monetisation model for live sports, said people familiar w...

Greenply Industries elevates engagement in 3-year IPL partnership

Greenply Industries, a stalwart in India's interior infrastructure realm, is reshaping engagement dynamics through its longstanding collaboration with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. As per a press release, marking...

Disney Star launches ‘Visa To World Cup’ week ahead of T20 World Cup

Disney Star, the official broadcaster of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, has kicked off the ‘Visa To World Cup’ week, aiming to spotlight the emerging talents from the ongoing IPL and assess their potential inclusion in India’s final 15-man squad for the upcoming ...

Star Sports launches ‘Visa To World Cup’ week ahead of ICC T20 WC

As anticipation builds for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Star Sports, the official broadcaster, has unveiled its 'Visa To World Cup' week, aiming to ignite excitement for the upcoming tournament. This initiative bridges the ongoing fervor of the IPL with the...

JSW-GMR joint venture acquires 2 cricket franchises for over ₹400 crore

JSW GMR Cricket, a joint venture between the sports divisions of GMR and JSW groups, has made a significant move in the cricketing arena. The venture has acquired the SA20 franchise Pretoria Capitals and the International League T20 (ILT20) franchise Dubai Capitals from JSW and GMR, respectively, The Economic...

Sky Sports retains IPL media rights for UK, Ireland markets

British subscription broadcaster Sky Sports, which is owned by American media conglomerate Comcast, has retained the rights to TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) and TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) for the UK and Ireland markets, Br...

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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!