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MIB dilutes norm on ads’ self-declaration; restricts it to food, health sectors

The government yesterday sought to ease the pains of the media over the self-declaration of all advertisements --- a move necessitated by a recent Supreme Court order --- by saying such affidavits now would be needed for ads related to food and health sectors.

In ad advisory, dated J...

Wimbledon, Star Sports tie up for Hindi commentary to up reach

With an eye on expanding reach and engagement in India, which anyway has shown dramatic rise over the past few years, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, organisers of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, has tied up with Star Sports Network for Hindi commentary --- a unique first.

Acknowl...

Netflix tops ‘Must Keep TV’ brand 2024 survey in US

Netflix has once again topped the ‘Must Keep’ list in 2024 for the fifth year in a row, solidifying its presence as the leading ‘Must Keep’ TV brand in the US, according to the 17th annual ‘Must Keep TV’ Report from Solutions Research Group (SRG).

The 2024 research is based on 1,400 ...

MTV’s ‘Primetime with the Murthys’ premieres on JioCinema Premium

MTV India, in collaboration with JioCinema Premium, is set to premiere 'Primetime with the Murthys – Not Your Average Family'. This new MTV Original Series, slated to debut on July 3, promises a deep exploration of the complexities faced by today’s youth ...

Jeremy Irons joins the cast of ‘The Morning Show’ S4

Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons is set to join the cast of the highly acclaimed drama series ‘The Morning Show’ for its fourth season, streaming on Apple TV+. Irons will star alongside series regulars Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Jere...

ABP Network elevates Mohit Roy Sharma to senior executive editor

ABP Network has announced the promotion of Mohit Roy Sharma to the position of Senior executive editor. In his new role, Sharma will continue to lead the network's communications and outreach, and curate events and intellectual properties (IPs). He was previously serving as executive editor, overseeing the outreach function at

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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!