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6G vision doc shows India’s confidence levels: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday unveiled the 6G vision document of the country and said initiatives around 6G within six months of the 5G rollout show India's confidence.

He said from being a mere consumer of telecom technology, India is now moving fast to become a big exporte...

Zee Media ropes in Mona Jain as CRO

Mona Jain, a senior media expert, has been appointed as the new Chief Revenue Officer for all of Zee Media Corporation Ltd's 14 news channel holdings. She is all ready to lead Zee Media's income growth, stakeholder engagement, and strategic investments across several channels. With more than 30 years of experience in media marketing and pr...

MX Player COO Nikhil Gandhi moves on

Nikhil Gandhi, the company's Chief Operating Officer (COO), has opted to move on to pursue other interests, according to MX Player. Gandhi is ensuring a smooth transition by serving his notice period. He was appointed COO in August 2021 and worked closely with the platform's CEO, Karan Bedi. “Thanks to Nikhil's contributions, the compan...

MX Player’s Abhishek Joshi joins Shemaroo Entertainment

Abhishek Joshi was recently appointed as the Head of ShemarooMe. He was previously SVP & Business Head-SVOD (Subscription Business) and Business Partnerships at MX Player. Joshi announced his appointment as CEO of ShemarooMe on LinkedIn. "I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Head – ShemarooME at Shemaroo Entertainment...

Anurag Thakur warns OTT platforms on rising vulgarity; hints at tweaking rules

India’s federal Minister of Information Broadcasting Anurag Thakur yesterday issued a warning to OTT platforms, saying obscenity ‘in the name of creativity’ would not be tolerated and indicated government sanctions, including regulation tweaks, if the trend persists.

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Sony Music Entertainment India appoints Vinit Thakkar as MD

Sony Music Entertainment India (SME) today announced the appointment of Vinit Thakkar as the company's managing director. Thakkar will be in charge of the company's operations in one of the world's fastest-growing and most dynamic music markets, working closely with regional and global teams to strengthen SME India's strategic partnerships an...

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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!