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BIG FM launches new campaign

Cricket is regarded as more than just a sport in India; it is also an important part of the country's cultural and social fabric. Bingo, in addition to cricket, has a sizable supporter base among the general public in India. BIG...

Viacom18 wins two Golden City Gate Awards at ITB, Berlin 2023

Viacom18 won two coveted Golden City Gate Awards at the ITB in Berlin in 2023. The awards were given in honour of the exceptional production of the Incredible India television commercial, which was commissioned by the Government of...

Sports sponsorships surge in 2022; cricket frontrunner: GroupM

Sponsorships bagged by sporting events and personalities more than doubled to Rs 5,907 crore in 2022, but cricket continues to corner a bulk of the money, a report said yesterday.

Musk replaces Twitter’s blue bird with ‘Doge’ meme

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, replaced the microblogging platform's blue bird homepage logo with the 'Doge' meme yesterday.

Musk tweeted, "As promised," with a screenshot of a tweet discussion he had wit...

Prime Video’s spy thriller ‘Citadel’ kicks off global tour

‘Citadel’, Prime Video's upcoming espionage series, traveled to Mumbai for its Asia Pacific premiere. The series' main actors, Richard Madden, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas sat down for a conversation ahead of the

Jio Cinema clocks record 1.47 bn digital views in 1st IPL weekend

After making IPL viewing subscription-free, Jio Cinema pulled in a record 1.47 billion digital views in the opening week of the cricket extravaganza, while TV rights holder Disney Star said it clocked 8.7 bill...

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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!