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Zee moves tribunal on merger; contests Sony’s $90mn claim

Two days after the termination of the merger agreement by Sony Group, Zee Entertainment yesterday hit back by filing a petition before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), seeking a direction to implement the merger scheme.

The Indian media company has also initiated appropriate...

Sony India chief NPS writes morale-boosting letter to colleagues

The head of Sony Group Corp’s India unit has sent a letter to its employees assuring them the company will thrive despite its aborted merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

The Japanese ente...

Lenskart teams up with Frodoh World for CTV campaign

In a strategic move to tap into the burgeoning Connected TV (CTV) consumption, Lenskart has joined forces with Frodoh World, a rapidly growing CTV tech company. The partnership, driven by Starcom India, led to a targeted and compelling CTV campaign that si...

‘Swoosh Germs Away Kit’ garners attention at Davos

In a groundbreaking debut at the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos, Harpic India's innovative 'Swoosh Germs Away! Kit,' developed in collaboration with News18 Network and Sesame Workshop India Trust, has garnered international attention for its role in Mis...

SET unveils new prime-time show ‘Mehndi Wala Ghar’

In a bid to explore the enduring significance of joint families in Indian society, Sony Entertainment Television is set to launch its latest prime-time show, 'Mehndi Wala Ghar.' The series, produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions and co-powered by Fortune Soyb...

Govt. reduces target spectrum auction revenues

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sharply lowered the spectrum auction revenue target for FY24 to a modest Rs 500 crore from Rs 5,000 crore estimated earlier, officials aware of the details told Economic Times. The department, though, still exp...

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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!