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Will it be MAANG or MAMATA or …after FB rebrands itself?

MAANG? MANGA? Or MAMATA? Facebook's rebranding to Meta Platforms has launched a search for a new name for the high-flying FAANG group that also includes Apple, Amazon.com, Netflix and Alphabet (Google’s parent).

Facebook on Thursday announced it is now called Meta Platforms as the so...

Changing TV landscape has made TRAI revisit cable distribution monopoly

Sample some facts. India’s television industry was worth INR 68,5002 crore in 2020. Subscription revenues account for around 60-65 percent of the overall industry revenue. There are over 900 TV channels and 1,500 MSOs licenced by the government. As per latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, in Ju...

TV Today Network – Q2FY22 Update | Mcap: INR 19bn | Buy, TP: INR 400 | Upside: 28%

Hindi genre leadership drives outperformance

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TVTN continued to outperform on ad growth versus peers due to its strong brand recall over peers in the Hindi news genre. This was despite black-out of BARC data in the news genre. We believe, growth momentum may continue near term, led by festive season demand. Aaj Tak has po...

Subhash Kamath re-elected as ASCI chairman

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) on Thursday said it has re-elected Subhash Kamath, chief executive officer, BBH and Publicis Worldwide, India, as chairman after its 35th annu...

Bombay HC adjourns Invesco plea to Nov-end

The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on Invesco's plea that challenged an order by a single judge bench of the same court directing the foreign institutional investor not to insist on a s...

Sony Pictures India extends partnership with UEFA till 2024

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has extended its partnership with the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the India region for the next three years until the season end of 2023-2024, Sony announced Friday.

With this rene...

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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!