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Mobile phones, TV sets to cost less as components’ customs duties cut

India’s approximately $ 2 billion industry can cheer for the fact that the government’s budgetary announcements yesterday on the country’s technology agenda and initiatives to boost digital infrastructure can have a positive cascading impact on the sector--- at least indi...

Zee Café to air legal thriller ‘Damages’

Zee Café is a pioneer in delivering content to audiences who enjoy watching it. ‘Damages’, a thrilling legal drama, is set to premiere on the channel in its first season. The show will air at 9 p.m. on all weekdays

News18 India announces web series ‘FIR No. 208’

News channel News18 India has announced the launch of an original web series ‘FIR No. 208,' which will premiere on February 3 at 9 p.m. 'FIR No. 208,' created and hosted by News18 India's Managing Editor, Kishore Ajwani, depicts Sukesh Chandrashekhar's web of deception and his crimes that were prev...

Viacom18 acquires broadcast rights for Premier Handball League

Bluesport Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. announced today that Viacom18 has secured media rights for the Premier Handball League's inaugural season (PHL). Viacom18 will cover JioCinema, Sports 18-1 (HD & SD), and Sports 18 Khel across multiple platforms. The Premier Handball League's inaugural season w...

TRAI issues discussion paper on converged rules for b’cast, telecom services

Even as the draft Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022 is being discussed in public and would be reviewed by the government after collating the feedbacks, regulator TRAI issued on Monday a consultation paper on ‘Regulating Converged Digital Technologies and Services - Enabl...

EORTV becomes official streaming partner for Queer Pride Parade

The Rangeela Royals Pride Utsav, sponsored by Nai Bhor Sanstha, returns to Jaipur's queer community. The Utsav is organized by members of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies. The festival, which kicked off on January 22 with a rousing Food Walk and an enlightening talk on Queer Literature, has an...

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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!