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TV9 walks out of NBDA; alleges news body stalling BARC data resumption

Unhappy over the NBDA’s efforts to further delay restoration of audience measurement data for the news genre, TV9 Network has withdrawn from the TV news industry body, arguing the move i...

Twitter rolls out a new feature

American micro-blogging and social networking service Twitter has started rolling out a new feature allowing all Android and iOS users to record Spaces. "Recording has launched to everyone on iOS and Android! hop...

BARC viewership: NBDA says ‘vindicated’; NBF ‘disappointed’ at unavailability of data still

A day after the Indian government directed BARC India to immediately release the audience data for TV news channels, NBF expressed ‘disappointment’ on the unavailability of viewership nu...

Media industry veteran Jeffrey Gonsalves passes away

Media industry veteran Jeffrey Gonsalves has passed away on Monday. Jeffrey was the most respected pioneer who started the first cable TV channel of India, in Colaba, South Bombay along with 6 other members. He was the digital expert for content syndication, to KL

GTPL-Aprecomm partner on wi-fi solution

GTPL Hathway Limited (GTPL), a leading digital cable TV and broadband service provider, today announced an investment in innovative technology to remotely optimise its residential Wi-Fi connections through a partnership with Aprecomm. The ...

Arshad Warsi’s ‘Banda Singh’ starts filming

Actors Arshad Warsi and Meher Vij's upcoming movie 'Banda Singh' on Friday commenced production.

According to the film's makers, the team kick-started the proj...

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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!