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India Today Conclave back with Mumbai edition

The India Today Conclave – Mumbai, is back with its latest edition scheduled to be held on November 4 and 5, 2022. An extension of the renowned India Today Conclave, this edition will provide a platf...

MTV Hustle 2.0 launches India’s first AI-powered rapper

As Realme MTV Hustle 2.0 continues its epic quest for India’s newest rap sensation, youth entertainment leader MTV India launched ‘BotHard’, an AI-powered rapper that’s a state-of-the-art creative bot that ca...

E-gaming body ropes in Aruna Sharma, Satish Mathur as advisors

E-Gaming Federation has recently appointed Dr. Aruna Sharma (former Secretary, of the Ministry of Electronics and IT and a development economist) and Satish Mathur (former DG of Maharashtra Police) to its advisory panel....

BARC Week 42: Sun TV, Goldmines leads in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 42nd Week (15th October – 21st October 2022) has released its report. Sun TV continues to dominate the list of top 10 channels for the past few weeks across all genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2377.64...

BBC Studios Productions appoints Kate Norum in branded entertainment

BBC Studios Productions has named Kate Norum branded entertainment head. She takes up the new role at BBC Studios h immediate effect.

Norum joins BBC Studios Pr...

Studio 100 announces new animation film

Studio 100 Media is set to produce a brand-new animation film about the famous little girl from the Swiss Alps ‘Heidi’. Studio 100 is the rights holder of the classic 1974 anime series and producer of the CGI series from 2015, followed by the second season in 2019. The adventurous se...

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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!