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Space investor community stress on need for regulatory certainty in India

The global space investor community has stressed on the importance of spectrum availability as per international best practices and regulatory long-term certainty, adding that any apprehensions must be addressed to ensure the successful implementation and development of India’s space policy and sector.

Disney promotes Alexia Quadrani to EVP investor relations

The Walt Disney Company has announced the promotion of Alexia Quadrani to the position of Executive Vice President, Investor Relations. Quadrani, who previously served as Disney's Senior Vice President, Investor Re...

Ramsai Panchapakesan joins Havas Media India as managing partner

Havas Media Network India has appointed Ramsai Panchapakesan as the Managing Partner- Investments for Havas Media India, in a strategic move to strengthen its investment strategies. Reporting to R. Venkatsubramanian, Pr...

Govt. to start soon e-auction process of new FM stations

The government will soon conduct an e-auction of 808 FM radio stations across 284 cities to further increase the footprint of radio communication, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag T...

Digital India Bill doesn’t propose to regulate fact-checkers: IT Minister

The Indian government has said that the Digital India Bill doesn’t propose to regulate fact-checkers.

“Questions do not arise,” Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Rajy...

Anurag Thakur: Prasar Bharati News Service not shutting down

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has denied that plans are afoot to shutter Prasar Bharati News Service and scotched rumours about the departure of the unit’s head.

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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!