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Tata Neu appoints Akash Banerji as head of content & entertainment vertical

Tata Group, which launched its super app Tata Neu, has announced the appointment of former Amazon executive Akash Banerji as head of content and entertainment vertical for the app. Banerji, who was heading marketing of the central mobile biz development unit at Amazon, will oversee the entire content ver...

Apple starts iPhone 13 production in India through Foxconn

American tech Apple has begun production of the iPhone 13 in India, bolstering India's vision of emerging as a manufacturing powerhouse. The flagship product is being made at Apple's contract manufacturing partner Foxconn's facility, near Chennai, sources said. "...

‘2 States’ actor Shiv Subrahmanyam passes away

Veteran screenwriter-actor Shiv Subrahmanyam, known for penning critically-acclaimed films ‘Parinda’, ‘1942: A Love Story’, and ‘Chameli’, has died, filmmaker Hansal Mehta confirmed on Monday. Mehta took to Twitter and posted a note about Subrahmanyam's demise, writing that it was "terrible news to wake up to". "With profound and heartfelt...

Colors sets premiere date for ‘Dance Deewane Junior’ S2

Colors’ hit dance show ‘Dance Deewane’ is set to entertain fans once again with its new dance reality show ‘Dance Deewane Junior’. The show intends to find #DeewangiMoreDanceHardcore and will be an ultimate test for the best dancers from across the country.

Disney + Hotstar appoints Nishant Tandon as AVP-growth

Streaming platform Disney + Hotstar has announced the appointment of Nishant Tandon as AVP-growth, according to his LinkedIn post. He wrote, “After a 6-year long stint with V18 and Voot, moving back to the group where it all began. Though I am sad that I will not be working with people whom I have called friends for a long while, I look forwa...

Indonesia continues to lead the way in site blocking

Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA)’s the Coliation Against Piracy (CAP) has been tracking traffic to sites that have been blocked in Indonesia, as well as overall traffic to pirate sites and legitimate sites. The Indonesian government started blocking illegal sites in the middle of 2019 and by April this year, the total number of sites bl...

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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!