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iTV Network appoints Lovejeet Alexander consulting editor

Lovejeet Alexander has been named Consulting Editor - India News Business at iTV Network (Digital). Alexander is the founder of the business media startup founderINDIA, from which he recently exited successfully. Alexander

News channels’ FDI rules don’t apply to host OTT platform: MIB

Even as some OTT services like Disney+Hotstar had taken off third-party news channels from their platforms sometime in 2021, owing to ambiguity relating to news channels’ FDI restrictions applying to streamers or n...

MIB issues list of 57 OTT platforms operating in India

How many OTT platforms are operating in India? Figures ranged from 25 to 70. Reason: success of the big domestic media companies’ digital extensions and the arrival of international

Nielsen appoints Warren Jenson as CFO

Warren Jenson has been named Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Nielsen, effective April 15, 2023. Jenson will lead Nielsen's global finance organization and financial activities, includ...

Govt. reiterates SM influencers use words like ad, partnership

Celebrities and influencers, who are endorsing products and services on social media platforms, should disclose their material interest by using words like advertisement, sponsored, collaboration or paid promotion. In January, the government made it mandatory for social media influencers t...

Westlife Foodworld appoints Sohel Nalwalla as Director – Supply Chain & QS

Sohel Nalwalla has been appointed as the Director of Supply Chain and Quality Systems at Westlife Foodworld Ltd. (formerly Westlife Development Ltd.), the owner and operator of McDonald's restaurants in West and South India (QS). He will report ...

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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!