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Zee UP-UK emerges winner for the region with 55% mkt share

Zee Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand (Zee UPUK), a leading news channel of the region, has surpassed all competitors, as per the latest BARC India data released. The data reports that Zee UP/UK tops the list with the highest market share of 55 percent, overtaking its competitor ABP Ganga, which has a 10 percent market share. Other competitors lik...

BBC to launch a new, upgraded news channel next April

BBC is coming out with a new channel which is likely to launch next year, according to the British public broadcaster, and is part of plans to have a digital-led organisation. The new product will replace its two existing separate news channels for UK and global audiences. The channel, which will be called BBC News, is expected to launch in A...

SonyLIV to premiere ‘Tamil Rockerz’ in August

Streaming platform SonyLIV has announced that its Tamil original series ‘Tamil Rockerz’ will release on August 19. Filmmaker Arivazhagan of Eeram fame has directed the show penned by Manoj Kumar Kalaivanan. AVM Productions has backed the project. In a media statement, the streamer said, ‘Tamil Rockerz’ deep dives into the dar...

Moj launches ‘Moj Art Factory’

India’s number one short video app, Moj, recently launched its first-ever art competition, #MojArtFactory. This uniquely curated property is aimed at empowering art enthusiasts and creators across the nation to showcase their talent #MojArtFactory comprises four challenges – MakeOverArt, FusionArt, EmotionInArt, ColourSwitch, and one art batt...

DOJ likely to rebuff Google sops to avoid antitrust suit

The US Justice Department is likely to reject concessions offered by Alphabet Inc., clearing the way for an antitrust lawsuit over Google’s dominance of the online advertising market, according to people familiar with the matter. While Google has made at least one settlement offer to the Justice Department’s antit...

SPNI acquires rights for Athletics Championships

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired the media rights for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, which is scheduled from July 15 – 24, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon, United States. As per the company, this deal will give SPN rights to broadcast the upcoming edition of the World Athletics Championships on its sports channels across Indi...

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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!