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Azaad announces originals Meri Doli Mere Angana , Pavitraa Bharose Ka Safar

Beginnen Media’s first consumer-specific entertainment channel, Azaad has announced its Originals content offering exclusively designed for the ‘Rural Mindset’.

Manish Chokhani, Ashok Kurien resign from Zee Entertainment board

Manish Chokhani and Ashok Kurien have resigned from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on September 13, as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Directors with immediate effect. The company has notified the BSE. As per the BSE filing, Kurien ceased to be a Member of the Corporate Social Res...

Is it curtains down for Afghan online gamers?

The Sm:)le net club, a gaming cafe in downtown Kabul, used to be a haven for young people in the city: an escape from the daily grind in a country where decades of war and economic malaise have dimmed their prospects.

Now, with Af...

China directs tech giants to stop blocking rivals’ links on their sites

Beijing’s all-round ‘cleansing’ initiatives continue. Having put restrictions on kids' exposure to online games, limiting the influence of edtech companies, telling TV presenters and social media influencers to behave and dress more responsibly and cutting short tech giants’ g...

Former TRAI advisor SK Gupta appointed Member TDSAT

The Indian Government approved the appointment of Subodh Kumar Gupta, a retired government official, to the post of Member, Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.

The assignment is for a period of four years from the ...

MRSI appoints BARC India’s Dr. Derrick Gray as VP

Audience research and information company BARC India’s Dr. Derrick Gray has been appointed as the vice-president of the Market Research Society of India (MRSI).

The veteran audience measurement and adva...

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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!