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Ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati Vempati joins BARC board

Former Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been appointed as a professional director on the board of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India.

Vempati, co-founder of DeepTech ...

YouTube unveils new page redesign for premium subs

YouTube has launched an experimental redesign of its desktop watch page, exclusively available to Premium subscribers. The revamped layout, which initially rolled out to some users in April before being retracted, is now back for Premium members to test.

According to The Economic Times, the new design shifts the...

‘Mirzapur’ S3 to premiere on Prime Video July 5

Prime Video has officially announced that the highly anticipated Season 3 of the popular series ‘Mirzapur’ will premiere exclusively on the platform on July 5. Fans of the franchise, who have eagerly awaited the new season, are set to be treated to ten e...

Spotify to introduce new expensive plan: Bloomberg report

Spotify will introduce a new expensive plan for its most ardent users later this year, said Bloomberg News yesterday, citing a person familiar with the plan.

The audio-streaming giant's new plan, which will be an add-on for existing users, is likely to cost $5 more per month for acce...

Dhanush’s ‘Raayan’ to release in July

Tamil film ‘Raayan’, starring and directed by Dhanush, is set to hit the screens on July 26. Dhanush has also written the action thriller movie, which marks his second directorial venture and 50th feature film. The actor-filmmaker shared the release da...

Tata Play launches ‘Anime Local’ in Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi

Tata Play has expanded its value-added service portfolio with the introduction of Anime Local, bringing the best of Japanese animation to Indian audiences. This ad-free service is available to all Tata Play subscribers in three languages—Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam. Anime Local offers a diverse selection of curated anime content, including po...

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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!