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Media QuickView: Jio Air Fiber next big disruption for media industry

By Karan Taurani@Elara Capital

RIL in their AGM on Monday announced the launch of Jio Air Fiber, a device which will provide fiber-like Internet speed without wires, meaning that one will be able to get fixed broadband-like speed without actually having the ...

Reliance-Google working on budget 5G handset; service launch by Diwali

India's telecom leader Reliance said on Monday it is working with Alphabet Inc's Google to launch a budget 5G smartphone as it laid out a $25 billion plan for introducing the next-generation wireless services within two months by Diwali.

Speaking at the company's annual general meeti...

MX Player series ‘Shiksha Mandal’ to premiere Sept. 15

Social thriller series ‘Shiksha Mandal’, starring Gauahar Khan, Gulshan Devaiah and Pavan Raj Malhotra, will start streaming on MX Player from September 15.

Inspired by true events, the upcoming show is directed by S...

With Google Duo gone, original icon returns

After rebranding its Duo video chat app as Meet, tech giant Google has brought back the original Duo icon and name as a separate shortcut that appears in the app launcher.

Google decided to combine its two video calling serv...

NDTV seeks clarification from regulator on share transfer

New Delhi Television said early Monday that its promoter group has written to India market regulator asking it to clarify whether the regulator's order in 2020 restricts conversion of warrants issued to Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd (VCPL) into equity shares.

Indian billionaire Ga...

NXTDigital unit elevates S. Singh as COO; merger with HLF to create value

OneOTT intertainment, the broadband subsidiary of NXTDigital (NDL), the media vertical of the global conglomerate Hinduja Group, has elevated Satyaprakash Singh, who was previously the VP and Business Head, to Chief Operating Officer.

NXTDigital made this announcement via a LinkedIn post, saying a veteran of the...

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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!