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‘Journey of Love 18+’ to stream on SonyLIV

Streaming service SonyLIV yesterday announced that 'Journey of Love 18+', a Malayalam-language movie, will make its debut on the platform on September 15. The romantic comedy, directed by Arun D Jose, features Naslen K Gafoor, Mathew Thomas, and Meenakshi, a press release stated. "A fun-filled ...

Mahindra to sponsor ICC Men’s WC ’23 on Disney Star

Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. yesterday announced the expansion of its cricketing association as the Associate Sponsor with Star Sports for the much-anticipated ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and 'co-powered by' sponsor on the digital platform, Disney+ Hotstar. This represents one of Mahindra...

Global 5G mobile subs surpass 1.3bn, India leads user additions

Global 5G subscriptions grew by 175 million in the second quarter (Q2) while India accounted for the most net addition of overall mobile subscriptions with over seven million new users in the period, a report said. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, the Q2 additions bring the total number of

PM Modi on G20, global issues & economy in Moneycontrol interview

In an exclusive interview to Moneycontrol, days before India readies to host the G20 leaders’ summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at length on global issues, India’s growth prospects and its role in G20 and the overall economy.

In an...

TRAI suggests FM radio operators should be allowed to air news

In what could be music to their ears, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday suggested that private FM radio operators should be allowed to broadcast news and current affairs shows, which has been a long-pending demand, but subject to certain conditions. “Private FM Radio operators sh...

Prominent Cable TV figure Nisha Nagesh Chhabria passes away

Nisha Nagesh Chhabria, a well-known name in the cable TV industry, has passed away at the age of 52. This unexpected loss has left the entire cable TV community in mourning. Nisha Nagesh Chhabria, fondly known as Nishaji, was a trailblazing woman entrepreneur w...

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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!