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Sun TV: core business valuation play

By Elara Caps Sun TV (SUNTV IN) posted strong revenue growth including IPL of 47.4 percent YoY, up 43.3 percent QoQ and up 8 percent vs pre-COVID levels to INR 11,393mn, better than our estimates of INR 9,977mn, led by healthy advertising revenue, which grew 40.8 percent YoY to INR 3,432mn, up 2 percent QoQ & dow...

India okays AV co-production treaty with Australia

The Indian government has approved an audio-visual co-production treaty between India and Australia to promote co-production of films. The Union Cabinet greenlit the treaty last week with a view to promote co-production of films. Such pacts are umbrella agreements under which private and government agencies enter into contracts to produce fil...

Zee: Merger with Sony to drive valuation upgrade

By Elara Caps Zee Entertainment (Z IN) reported revenue of INR 18,457mn, up 4 percent YoY, on low base, and down 20.5 percent QoQ, down 8 percent vs pre-COVID levels to INR 18.5bn, in line with our estimates, affected by FTA withdrawal (Zee Anmol) and lower ad spend by brands due to weak macroeconomic conditions. ...

Ad-supported Disney+ service to launch Dec. 8 in US

The Walt Disney Co. has said that it would on December 8 introduce the much-anticipated ad-supported subscription offering for Disney+ in the US, ‘delivering more choice to consumers than ever before’.

A CNBC report indicated that despite all scepticism about streaming services globa...

Truecaller celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

Truecaller, the global communications platform will celebrate the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav along with the Ministry of Culture & Government of India across the app, website, and social media communications. Celebrating the 75 years of Independence, Truecaller wi...

34 nations, including India, in top ISP performance tier in July

Netflix has said that 34 countries and regions were in the top performance tier in the month of July in the ISP speed index.

One ISP in Latin America improved more than any other ISP for the month of July 2022 on 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!