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Star TV elevates Kaumudi Mahajan as SVP, Marketing & Strategy for Marathi network

Disney-owned Star TV Network has elevated Kaumudi Mahajan as senior vice president (SVP) – Marketing and strategy for Marathi network. Kaumudi has been with Star TV for the last 13 years, beginning June 2008 as Assistant Manager, Programming Strategy. Before joining Star, she served

Zee TV launches new show ‘Aggar Tum Na Hote’

The Indian pay television GEC channel Zee TV is all set to launch a brand new show titled ‘Aggar Tum Na Hote’, a mentally unstable young man whose only ray of hope is his nurse....

Twitter introduces labs for blue subscribers

American micro-blogging and social media networking service Twitter is rolling out a new feature called ‘Labs’ for Twitter Blue, its premium subscription service. Labs will give Twitter blue subscribers early access to features ...

General Bipin Rawat to deliver AIR’s Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture 2021

Indian pubcaster All India Radio's prestigious annual Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture will be delivered this year by India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat.

CDS General Bipin R...

Kunal Kemmu starrer ‘Abhay 3’ starts filming

Bollywood actor Kunal Kemmu on Thursday announced that they have started shooting for the third season of his crime thriller ‘Abhay’. The show, helmed by Ken Ghosh, features Kemmu in the lead role of an investigative officer. The acto...

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar passes away

Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar, best known for his recently released ‘Yuvarathnaa’, died on Friday morning, due to a fatal cardiac arrest. The actor was reportedly working out in his gym when he

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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!