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Nikunj Dalmia to head ET NOW Swadesh biz TV channel as Managing Editor

Times Network, India’s premium broadcast network, has named seasoned financial and business journalist, Nikunj Dalmia, as the Managing Editor of its soon-to-be-launched Hindi business news channel ET NOW Swadesh.

In his new role, Nikunj will lead all editorial decisions and oversee t...

Anurag Thakur to open Himalayan Film Fest Sept.24

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur will inaugurate the first Himalayan Film Festival on Friday in the Union Territory of Ladakh.

“The Himalayan region of India attracts filmmakers from all aroun...

Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Jungle Nama’audiobook released

Amitav Ghosh’s ‘Jungle Nama’, the verse adaptation of an episode from the Legend of Bon Bibi, a tale popular in the villages of the Sundarbans, has now been released as an audiobook with music and voice of US-ba...

Netflix acquires Roald Dahl Story Company

Streaming platform Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC), streaming giant has announced through a joint statement quoting Netflix Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, and Luke Kelly Managing ...

FB clarifies on news feed moderation & how’s it done

Facebook Inc. on Thursday said it reduces the distribution of certain content, including clickbait, posts with "sensationalist" or exaggerated health claims or low-quality videos on its news feed, and outlined its conten...

India’s b’band subs growth 2% in June-July’21 period: TRAI

India’s total broadband subscribers increased from 792.78 million at the end of June-21 to 808.60 million at the end of July- 21 with a monthly growth rate of two percent, according to data collated by TRAI from 455 oper...

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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!