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AIFF signs football events’ b’cast pact with Shrachi Sports, Sony

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) yesterday signed a commercial rights agreement for its premier competitions, including the I-League and IWL, with Shrachi Sports Endeavour Private Limited for producing and broadcasting 338 matches in the 2024-25 season.

The other events inclu...

Divyenndu joins Ram Charan’s ‘RC16’ cast

The makers of Ram Charan’s highly anticipated upcoming film, tentatively titled ‘RC16’, have announced the addition of Mirzapur fame star Divyenndu to the cast. This will mark Divyenndu's debut in the South film industry. On November 30, Vriddhi Cinemas, the producers of the film, shared Divyenndu’s first-look poster, unveiling his new role in t...

Zoya Akhtar joins jury at the 21st Marrakech International Film Festival

Zoya Akhtar has been appointed as a jury member for the prestigious 21st Marrakech International Film Festival, which will run from November 29 to December 7, 2024. Known for her groundbreaking contributions to Indian cinema, Akhtar will be part of the esteemed panel responsible for selecting the winner of the festival’s Étoile d'Or, the coveted...

Doordarshan to b’cast 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship

India is set to host the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship for the first time from December 3 to 10, 2024, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. The prestigious tournament, presented by the World Handball League (WHL) and organized by the Asian Handball Federation, will feature Asia’s top teams, including 16-time champions So...

JioStar secures three-year English Premier League media rights

JioStar has announced its acquisition of the English Premier League (EPL) media rights for the next three seasons, spanning 2025 to 2028. The deal, valued at an estimated $65 million, marks a significant milestone for the broadcaster, positioning it as a major player in the sports entertainment market in India. Previously, the EPL broadcastin...

BSNL partners with Skypro to offer next-gen IPTV service across India

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a strategic partnership with Skypro, a leading IPTV service provider, to revolutionize digital entertainment for millions of BSNL customers across India. This collaboration will offer an integrated solution that combines BSNL's high-speed broadband with Skypro’s cutting-edge IPTV services, bri...

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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!