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Mihir Rale steps down as chief regional counsel at Disney Star

In a significant leadership change at Disney Star, Mihir Rale, the Chief Regional Counsel overseeing legal and regulatory affairs, has officially stepped down, according to sources confirmed by ET BrandEquity. Rale joined Star India in 2009 as a manager, advancing to lead India operations in 2019. Known for his contributions to the company’s ...

‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ gets 23 brand partnerships across Zee TV, ZEE5

Continuing its nearly three-decade legacy, Zee TV’s renowned music reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ has made a triumphant return this season, introducing a fresh panel of mentors—Sachin-Jigar, Sachet-Parampara, and Guru Randhawa—whose popular hi...

29th European Union Film Fest announces top 5 films

The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) has long delighted Indian audiences with the best of European cinema. This annual celebration of European cinema, the Indo-Europe partnership, and a shared passion for art and culture offers an immersive experience with...

Disney Star celebrates 5 wins at Digital Studios Awards 2024

Disney Star’s Broadcast Technology and Operations (BTO) team achieved remarkable success at the Digital Studios Awards 2024, securing five prestigious awards that highlight their excellence in broadcast technology and operational innovation.

This recognition underscores Disney Star’s...

Govt refers D2M broadcast issue to senior officials’ panel

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has referred the direct-to-mobile (D2M) broadcasting proposal to a committee of secretaries, Storyboard18 has reported.

Citing unnamed sources, the report stated that the committee includes representatives from the Department of Tele...

Prime Video’s popular ‘Panchayat’ starts shooting for S4

The fourth season of Prime Video's critically-acclaimed series ‘Panchayat’ has commenced shooting, the streamer announced yesterday. It shared the news on Instagram where it posted stills from the upcoming chapter, which is b...

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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!