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News18 India launches a new show

Indian media television channel, News18 India, owned by Network 18, has launched a special array of new shows alongside the election-special episodes of the ‘Sabse Bada Dangal’. The programming will provide a 360-degree outlook of the elections from...

Lionsgate Play announces new spy thriller series

Lionsgate Play, a premium streaming platform from Starz Global has announced its fourth original series which is set to be directed by action-director Rohan Khambati. The series will be backed by Endemol Shine India and Hypaethral Media. The espio...

Voot head sales strategy & agency business Samir Karpe quits

Voot head sales strategy & agency business Samir Karpe steps down from his post after spending almost 5.6 years at the media conglomerate. The news was shared by Samir on his LinkedIn

JIO’s Saurabh Sancheti outlines mantras for success in cable TV biz at Satcab Symposium

Giving a clarion call to the Indian cable TV industry to grab the opportunities on offer, which are aplenty, despite challenges, Group CFO, JIO Platforms & Director of Reli...

Sling TV partners with Eros Now

American streaming television service Sling TV announced a partnership with streaming platform Eros Now, to expand its South-Asian offering addition. Following the launch, Sling’s International subscribers will have access to Er...

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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!