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MIB hands 48-hr suspension to Vissa TV for airing vulgar ads

Telugu news channel Vissa TV, owned by Raj TV Network, has been directed by the Indian government to go off air for 48 hours and later run an apology for five days for airing ‘vulgar’ and ‘misleading’ ads on prime time.

The offending adver...

Zoom gets pan-India telecom licence

Zoom Video Communications (ZVC) has announced it has obtained a pan-India telecom license, allowing it to provide telephone services to enterprise customers.

Zoom, based in the United States, has been providing voice and video conference services via its webs...

Anupam Kher to star in YRF’s OTT film ‘Vijay 69’

‘Vijay 69’, an upcoming slice-of-life OTT film from YRF Entertainment, will star veteran actor Anupam Kher.

Akshay Roy, the director of Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra's 2017 film ‘Meri Pyari Bindu’, will direct the

Shemaroo partners with Near Foundation to enhance Web3.0 digital infrastructure

Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd, a major player in India's media and entertainment industry with a 60-year history, has partnered with the Near Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports funding and ecosystem development on the ...

Abhay Ojha appointed Zee Media CEO after MIB clearance

Abhay Ojha has been named as Chief Executive Officer of Zee Media Corporation (ZMCL), the company said in a regulatory filing. Ojha’s appointment was formalised after the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting gave the necessary clearances as mandated under rules. In February, the company in...

‘MasterChef Australia’ returns with new season

The 15th season of ‘MasterChef Australia' will now premiere on May 7, a week after it was delayed due to the unexpected death of judge Jock Zonfrillo. The late Scottish chef's family members gave their blessing to go ahead with the new

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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!