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Invesco patches up with Zee patch ahead of Sony merger

The US investment firm Invesco said on Thursday it would abandon efforts to shake up top management at Zee Entertainment, citing a planned merger between the Indian TV network and the local unit of Japan's Sony Group, Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI). Zee's shares rocketed 18 percent higher on the news. Alleging corporate governance iss...

Edtech firm Byju’s named sponsor for Fifa WC ’22

Ed-tech company BYJU'S, which also sponsors the Indian cricket team, on Thursday said it has been named as an official sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2022 to be held at Qatar. BYJU'S, through this partnership, will leverage its rights to the football World Cup 2022 marks, emblem, and assets, and run unique promotions to connect with football ...

TRAI issues paper on use of street furniture for telecom services

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday issued a consultation paper on “Use of street furniture for small cell and aerial fiber deployment” for telecom services.

Street furniture like utility poles, billboards, lamp posts, tr...

Beyonce, Billie Ellish to perform live Oscar-nominated songs

Music superstars Beyonce and Billie Eilish will perform their Oscar-nominated songs live at this year's Academy Awards ceremony on March 27, producers have announced.

Beyonce will sing "Be Alive," a song she co-wrote for the movie ‘King Richard’ about the father of tennis le...

BharatNet network usage showing tick up in revenues: Comms Minister

The Indian government on Wednesday said that under the BharatNet project for high speed broadband, a total of 5,67,941 km optical fibre cable (OFC) has been laid as on February 2022.

It added that a total of 1,72,361 gram panchayats (GPs) or vill...

ABP Network’s inaugural ‘Ideas of India’ summit on Mar25

ABP Network, a leading multi-language news channel reaching 535 million individuals in India, is all set to host its first-ever ‘Ideas of India’ summit, bringing together the brightest brains from diverse sectors to discuss India's 75-year journey, its present status and the way ahead.

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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!