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Approach Entertainment signs Aabir Mukherjee

Approach Entertainment, India's leading award-winning celebrity management, film marketing, and film production company, has hired music director Aabir Mukherjee solely. Abir Mukherjee has been a supervising producer and music director with India's top music business T-Series for nearly tw...

Zee, IndusInd Bank settle load default dispute

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and IndusInd Bank Ltd told an Indian tribunal on Wednesday that they have settled a dispute over a loan default, paving the way for the media company's merger with a local unit o...

ISRO launches 36 OneWeb satellites to be used for b’band services

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) yesterday launched LVM3 rocket carrying 36 OneWeb communications satellites even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the

Removal of Star from big MSOs’ base plan: Neutral impact in worst case

By Karan Taurani@Elara Capital - As per media reports , Star Sports won’t be a part of the base packs for major MSO’s like Den, Hathway and GTPL that have almost 20-25mn subs - This implies that customers will have to either

Havas Group launches Havas Play

Today, Havas Group introduces Havas Play, a new global network that will capture consumers' attention and provide long-term economic impact by delivering meaningful experiences at the crossroads of entertainment, sports, technology, and fandom. Havas...

Surinder Films acquires Bengali OTT platform Addatimes

Kolkata headquartered film production company, Surinder Films, has acquired Addatimes, the first Bengali language OTT platform in the country.

Surinder Films is a leading production house of Kolkata, and has produced over 100 Bengali films...

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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!