facebook - Indian Broadcasting World

TV9 Network appoints Barun Das as MD & CEO

The Board of Directors of Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCPL) has appointed Barun Das as Managing Director and CEO of TV9 Network. The appointment came into effect June 22, 2022. Das has been associated with TV9 Network since August 2019 and is currently serving as its CEO. He is an alumnus of t...

India media consumer spend growth likely at 9% CAGR: PwC

The global entertainment & media (E&M) industry surged ahead last year, strongly outpacing overall global economic growth. Following a pandemic-related 2.3% decline in 2020, E&M revenue rose a strong 10.4 percent in 2021, from $2.12 trillion to $2.34 trillion, a recently released PwC study said.

News18 Tamil Nadu brings ‘Operation Kodanad’ documentary on June 21

Riding high on the success of their viral documentary that unmasked the medical procedures that led to the death of the former CM of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, News18 Tamil Nadu (TN) is back yet again with another exclusive. This time it is a riveting two-hour-long documentary – Operation Kodanad. Uncovering the entire truth, News18 TN is al...

Sony YAY launches two new shows

Sony YAY! grows its toon universe of 100+ toons and increases its exhaustive content library of over 700+ hours with two brand new show launches – Ha.Go.La and Robotan. Ha.Go.La a conversational comedy, set in the Northern heartlands of India, transports kids into the world of three crazy friends – Hathgola, Goli, and Lattha, where inanimate ...

ABP Network appoints Sameer Rao as CEO of ABP Creations

ABP Network has named Sameer Rao as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ABP Creations, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABP Network. A seasoned media and entertainment professional, Sameer have a wide-ranging experience of two decades in television, film, and digital platforms. His appointment has been effective from 1st June 2022. He will b...

ZEE5 invests in Telugu content; rolls out 11 original content

With regional content gaining prominence on digital in the past two years, streaming platform ZEE5 has strengthened its content library for Telugu-speaking viewers. 50 percent of users consume regional language content. The OTT platform plans to roll out 11 original content for its Telugu-speaking audience in FY23. The content slate will i...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

Quote-UnQuote

“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!