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MRSI elects new managing committee with Nitin Kamat as President

The Market Research Society of India (MRSI), India's leading industry-led market research body, has announced the formation of its new Managing Committee for the tenure of 2024-2027. Nitin Kamat, Chief Growth & Partnerships Officer at TAM Media Research Pvt. Ltd., has been elected as the new President, s...

Meta India’s APAC HR Head Rishi Raj Gupta steps down

Rishi Raj Gupta, the APAC human resources head at social media giant Meta India, has resigned from his role to explore new opportunities. Gupta, who joined Meta in 2017, played a crucial role in the company's Indian leadership team, Business Standard reported. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the news, stati...

Bharti Airtel to implement tariff hike from July 3

Telecom major Bharti Airtel, on Friday, announced a steep hike in mobile tariffs, with effect from July 3, IANS reported from New Delhi. In the unlimited voice plans, the company raised mobile tariffs from Rs 179 to Rs 199, from Rs 455 to Rs 599, and from Rs ...

News18 Bangla recognises top educators institutions

News18 Bangla successfully hosted the 4th edition of ‘Education Eminence’ in Kolkata, celebrating the exceptional contributions of educational institutions and individuals dedicated to empowering future generations. The prestigious event, held in collaboration with...

MIB proposes 5-year registration for LCOs; to make pan-India access easy

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed a five-year registration for local cable operators (LCOs) instead of one year as the present norm is. But it has also hinted at raising the registration fee from Rs. 500 annually. The government is al...

Red FM’s ‘South Side Story’ S6 coming in Sept

93.5 Red FM, a leading private radio and entertainment network, has announced the much-anticipated return of ‘South Side Story’ S6 is set to take place in Delhi this September, extending into a two-day extravaganza that would celebrate the rich artistic h...

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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!