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Media QuickView: Women’s IPL teams sold at a premium

By Karan Taurani@Elara Capital We believe the pricing (of teams) is at a premium as the average acquisition cost per team was around INR 900 crore for the men’s team back in 2008; this was at a time when men’s cricket had a strong recall and a large audience base , as comp...

‘Pathaan’ first day earnings rock as much as the film

Shah Rukh Khan made a grand comeback to the big screen with his new Hindi film ‘Pathaan’ raising a whopping Rs 55 crore nett and its dubbed versions bringing in additional Rs 2 crore on the opening day, the makers announced on Thursday. According to production house Yash Raj Films (YRF), a PTI repo...

MIB clarifies on ‘director’ definition in uplink/downlink norms

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued clarifications regrading definition of a director of company relating to broadcasting firms, which it said should address the concerns of the stakeholders’ compliance under the revamped uplink and ...

Aaj Tak crosses 50 mn subscribers on YouTube

On Republic Day, AajTak made us all proud by becoming the top news channel on YouTube in the entire world by surpassing 50 million subscribers just three years after surpa...

POCO India appoints Hardik Pandya as brand ambassador

POCO, one of India's leading consumer technology brands, today announced Hardik Pandya as its brand ambassador. As a brand that strives to challenge the status quo and represent every individual seeking perfection and greater alternatives to the mainstream, the ace cricketer is a natural fit as its br...

Zee Telugu announces ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Championship’

Following the huge success of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - The Singing Superstar in 2022, Zee Telugu recently announced a new edition of the popular reality show, but with a twist. Unlike previous seasons, the battle will be fought not between new contestants, but between the show's champions! With...

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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!