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‘VodafoneIdea evaluating govt’s option to convert interest dues into equity’

Debt-ridden telecom operator VodafoneIdea is evaluating the option of converting interest dues arising out of the deferment of statutory payments into equity, a senior company official said on Monday.

The company is also in talks with banks and investors for raising funds and part of...

TRAI releases consultation paper on licensing of satellite gateways

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released a consultation paper on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing Satellite Earth Station Gateway’ seeking stakeholders’ inputs on various issues.

TRAI has floated this paper on request from the Department of Telecoms (D...

Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ gets new release date

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt’s forthcoming film ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ has been pushed from its scheduled release in January to February 18 next year. The film was earlier set to come out on January 6 and clash with another big-budget movie...

Prime Video sets premiere date for ‘Inside Edge’ S3

Streaming platform Amazon Prime on Monday has unveiled the premiere date and trailer of the hit series ‘Inside Edge’ S3. With the cricket as its backdrop, ‘Inside Edge’ deals with power,<...

Discovery India’s Amol Mujumdar passes away

Discovery Communications India Associate Director – Distribution and Eurosport strategy Amol Mujumdar passed away on Sunday morning due to a heart attack. Mujumdar has worked with Discovery Communications India for over seven years. He had joined the comp...

Anna’s ‘Padayappa’ breaks TRP record

South superstar Rajnikanth aka Anna’s 1999 movie ‘Padayappa’ has registered the highest TRP of 17.75 in both rural and urban markets combined. The movie was aired on Sun TV on Sunday, October 31, at 6:30 PM. This is 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!