Industry - Indian Broadcasting World

Deepak Sharma quits Starcom

Deepak Sharma, a media maestro with more than two decades of experience in media planning and buying, decided to quit his post last month with Starcom after spending 16 years with the media agency. He joined Starcom in 2005 as Media Manager and last presented

‘Easy access to funds, good R&D facility must for STB manufacturing’

An expert group has suggested to the government that to make India really self-reliant and a hub for STB manufacture, various sops like advance capital and world-class testing centres for R&D should be made available.

The group held discussions as part of Indian government’s seri...

Vodafone Idea assigns Reema Jain as its CDO

Telecom company, Vodafone Idea has assigned Reema Jain as the new Chief Digital Officer of the company, said by the company’s MD & CEO, Ravinder Takkar. Reema will lead the company’s digital strategy, execution, and adoption across the company....

‘प्लेनेट मराठी’ के साथ जयंती वाघधरे ने शुरू किया नया सफर

पत्रकार जयंती वाघधरे ने ‘प्लेनेट मराठी’ के साथ अपने नए सफर की शुरुआत की है। बता दें कि प्लेनेट मराठी में जयंती वाघधरे एवीपी (सोशल मीडिया) के तौर पर अपनी जिम्मेदारी संभालेंगी। जयंती वाघधरे ने प्लेनेट मराठी में अपनी नियुक्ति को लेकर कहा कि, एंटरटेनमेंट कॉरेसपॉंडेंट के रूप में काम करते हुए मैंने इस इंडस्ट्री के साथ काफी गहरा रिश्ता बना लिया है। ...

प्रसार भारती का न्यूज़ ऑन एयर ऐप भारत के अलावा इन देशों में भी है लोकप्रिय

पब्लिक ब्रॉडकास्टर प्रसार भारती का न्यूज़ ऑन एयर ऐप भारत के अलावा फ्रांस में सबसे अधिक लोकप्रिय है। प्रसार भारती ने अपने आधिकारिक ट्विटर हैंडल से एक फोटो को साझा करते हुए बताया है कि प्रसार भारती का न्यूज़ ऑन एयर ऐप भारत के अलावा फ्रांस में सबसे अधिक लोकप्रिय है। साझा फोटो में दस देशों की सूची जारी की गयी है। इसमें फ्रांस पहले स्थान पर है तो अमेरि...

AT&T, Discovery agree on $43 bn media deal; India impact unclear

AT&T, owner of HBO and Warner Bros studios, and Discovery, home to lifestyle TV networks such as HGTV and TLC, said on Monday they will combine their content assets to create a standalone global entertainment and media business.

Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav will lead th...

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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!