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9XM launches new show ‘9XM KA YUM’

Indian free-to-air channel music channel 9XM has launched a new ‘9XM KA YUM’ which shows the visual treat of super tasty Khaana with superhit Gaana! Starting March 14, ‘9XM KA YUM’ will be aired on 9XM at 5 pm, on 9X Jalwa at 7 pm and 9X Tashan at 8 pm. The show will feature some ...

Hathway names Panesar strategic initiatives head

The Indian cable television service Hathway Digital has announced the appointment of Tavinderjit Panesar as head of strategic initiatives and broadcast partnerships. The news was shared by Tavinderjit on his LinkedIn account. Panesar will be responsible for content buying and placement strategy,...

Instagram Live adds moderation tools

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has enabled Live creators to add moderators to their streams. The feature can weed out potentially unwanted interactions. According to Instagram, the moderators can report comments, remov...

Discovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia acquisition

Discovery Inc. stockholders have approved various matters relating to the acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T to create Warner Bros., Discovery Inc. --- a premier, global entertainment company. The transaction will bring together WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leadin...

YouTube blocks Russian state-funded media channels globally

American online video sharing and social media platform YouTube is immediately blocking access around the world to channels associated with Russian state-funded media, it said on Friday, citing a policy barring content that denies, minimizes, or trivializes well-documented violent events. The world's most used streaming video service, which i...

Twitter rolls out timeline switch feature

Micro-blogging site Twitter is rolling out the option to switch between two timelines ‘Home’ and ‘Latest’ to all users on iOS. “The Home and Latest timelines are now just a swipe away for everyone on iOS, and soon on Android and web,” Twitter wrote on its of...

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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!