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Disney explores ESPN partnerships; considers TV asset offload

Disney, under the leadership of CEO Robert Iger, has expressed its intention to retain its valuable sports network ESPN while seeking strategic partnerships to propel it into the realm of direct consumer engagement. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, Iger, w...

AP teams up with OpenAI to explore generative AI’s impact on news

OpenAI and the Associated Press (AP) have announced a groundbreaking partnership that involves the licensing of a portion of AP's news story archive to OpenAI. The collaboration aims to investigate the potential applications of generative AI in the field of news reporting. This collaboration could pave the way for future partnerships between tec...

MLC announces global b’casters for 2023 season

In an exciting development for cricket enthusiasts worldwide, Major League Cricket (MLC) has officially revealed its line-up of international broadcasters for the highly anticipated 2023 season.

The league aims to expand its global reach and bring the thrilling a...

Guneet Monga’s BAFTA Breakthrough India Ambassador 2023

Guneet Monga Kapoor, whose film 'The Elephant Whisperers' won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short earlier this year, has been named the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Breakthrough India Ambas...

Govt. to up TV, radio, mobile play in India-China border villages

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said that the government will ensure supply of free Doordarshan DTH (FreeDish) connections in far-flung areas in villages at Indo-China border.

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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!