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Bangladesh TV channel hires 1st transgender news anchor

A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society.

Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who previously worked ...

Aaj Tak new campaign stresses on samachar over achaar

News (samachar) is best served as it is; not spiced up like a pickle (achaar). As part of the on-going #AajTakSabseTez (Aaj Tak the channel that bring news the fastest) campaign, Hindi news channel Aaj Tak, part of the Indian Today group of media assets, has launched the second film in the new series of ad campaigns. The film titled...

NW18, Republic Bharat makes it to Free Dish after stiff bidding

After some fierce bidding and spending of serious money for a berth on Doordarshan’s FTA DTH platform, Free Dish, 57 channels can heave a sigh of relief for having made it to the final list.

The news category saw maximum see-sawing with TV channels trying to outbid competition for l...

2 Malayalam news channel penalized for breaching prog code

The government issued notice to two Malayalam news channels to go off air in 2020 as they had breached certain important sections of the content code under the Cable TV Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995.

MIB Minister

TV Today Network Q3FY21 Result First Cut – BARC blackout has no negative impact for TVT given its strong Aaj Tak franchise

TV Today Network reported flat revenues marginally up 0.5% YoY to INR 2236mn(Elara E : INR 2241mn), as the growth in TV broadcasting segment(contributing 83% of sales) by 3.4% YoY & the digital business(other operating revenues up 20.4% YoY) was largely offset by weakness in radio business(down 54.4% YoY) and newspa...

News24 managing ed Deep quits; to join TV9

Anuradha Prasad-promoted News24 news channel is witnessing a high level change as its managing editor Deep Upadhyay has quit.

Upadhayay is all set to join TV9 group as editorial head of convergence and strategy.

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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!