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CNBC-TV18, CNBC-Awaaz enhance viewer experience

CNBC-TV18, India's leading English business news channel, and CNBC-AWAAZ, India's leading Hindi business news channel, have always played an indispensable role in developing and nurturing the country's investment habits. Aside from providing cutting-edge analysis and in-depth business insight...

Govt. okays Rs.2,539 crore investment push for DD, AIR infra

With any eye to boost public service broadcasting --- and also counter cross-border propaganda in the process --- the Indian government on Wednesday cleared a MIB-backed proposal to invest Rs. 2,539.61 crore by 2025-26 for infrastructure development of Prasar Bharati, owners of

Telegram launches new media editor with blur tool

Telegram's latest update includes a revamped media editor outfitted with a slew of new tools for decorating or concealing parts of a user's image and videos. According to PTI, the platform is introducing a new blur tool that allows users to block out specific areas of a photo or video in a blog update. This enables them to conceal sensitiv...

Adani group gains full control of NDTV; Roys, 4 others resign

Adani group has gained full control of news broadcaster NDTV after it acquired most of the stake of founders, Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, at a premium of almost 17 per cent over the rate it paid to minority shareholders of the firm.

The Adani Grou...

Colors Kannada ends 2022 with ‘Bigg Boss Grand Finale’; lines up three new shows

Colors Kannada, in keeping with its tagline of Banna Hosadagide, Bandha Bhigiyagide (A new color with stronger bonding), is all set to strengthen its bond with its audiences even further with a new lineup of shows. The channel recently annou...

Adani finalises takeover of broadcaster NDTV

Indian tycoon Gautam Adani on Friday secured a majority stake in leading news broadcaster NDTV, finalising a hostile takeover that has sparked press freedom fears in the world's biggest democracy. Adani, 60, is the world's third-richest person, with an estimated net worth of $130 billion and interests rangi...

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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!