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Disney Star exec Venke Sharma quits

Disney Star senior executive Venke Sharma has officially resigned from his position, marking the end of an 11-year tenure with the entertainment giant. According to The Economic Times, Sharma expressed gratitude for the diverse roles he undertook during ...

Disney+ Hotstar appoints Abilasha Anish as Head of Marketing for (South) & Star Vijay

Abilasha Anish has been appointed as the Head of Marketing for Disney+ Hotstar (South) and Star Vijay, expanding her portfolio to include additional responsibilities for Disney+ Hotstar Telugu. Anish, who previously held the position of Marketing Direct...

Archana Aggarwal quits Airtel

After a distinguished tenure spanning over ten years, Archana Aggarwal bids farewell to her role as Vice President of Media at Airtel. An accomplished marketing professional and angel investor, Aggarwal announced her departure via her LinkedIn profile, expressing gratitude for the transformative journey she embarked upon with

Tragic demise of cable TV operator’s son Dhananjay Maheshwari

Dhananjay Maheshwari, aged 25 and the son of a senior cable TV operator Sanjay Maheshwari from Adarsh Nagar, Delhi, has met an untimely death at a water park in Noida, on the outskirts of the Capital. Dhananjay was a promising sportsman, endowed with exceptional talent. His sudden demise has shattered the family. Yet in the face of destiny...

Zee to prune 15% workforce in structural revamp

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd yesterday said its MD & CEO Punit Goenka has initiated a process of rationalisation of workforce by 15 per cent to prune staff strength across the company.

In a regulat...

Punit Misra quits ZEEL

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), Punit Misra, the executive responsible for content and international markets, has stepped down. Misra's departure comes in the wake of the recent exit of Rahul Johri, marking another notable shift in ZEEL's leader...

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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!