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Garmin India signs Mandira Bedi as brand ambassador

Pivoting towards strengthening the brand reach, Garmin India, a unit of Garmin Ltd, listed on Nasdaq, on Thursday announced its association with the Indian film and TV actor, television presenter, and fitness coach Mandira Bedi as brand ambassador.

The popular face of many TV shows, ...

Ad volumes on TV upped 39% Jan-Apr ’21

Advertising volumes on TV continued to scale new peaks, according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India, with total ad volumes increased by 39 per cent for the January to April 2021 period as compared to 2020.

This growth is also the highest when compared to the same pe...

निखिल गांधी ने ‘टिक टॉक’ से दिया इस्तीफ़ा

शार्ट वीडियो प्लटफॉर्म टिक टॉक के हेड (मिडिल ईस्ट, अफ्रीका, तुर्की और साउथ एशिया) के तौर पर अपनी जिम्मेदारी संभालने वाले निखिल गांधी ने टिक टॉक से इस्तीफ़ा दे दिया है। मीडिया रिपोर्ट की खबरों को माने तो फ़िलहाल निखिल गांधी नोटिस पीरियड पर काम कर रहे हैं। आपको बता दें कि निखिल गांधी टिक टॉक को जॉइन करने से पहले टाइम्स नेटवर्क के प्रेजिडेंट और सी...

ACE aces the pirates as ripped content site shuttered

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the leading global coalition dedicated to reducing online piracy and protecting the creative marketplace, has announced it has achieved a permanent end to NTG Release Group’s illegal activities.

“Ceasing NTG’s operations is yet ano...

Uday-James tango in Seven Islands; SPAC to invest in Asian cos.

It had long been speculated that you just cannot keep James Murdoch and Uday Shankar out of the Indian media space. Well, the wait is over and is formal.

Well, James Murdoch, former head honcho of Star Networks in Asia and scion of the Murdoch family that controlled the Asian TV netw...

नहीं रहे तमिल अभिनेता मारन

तमिल अभिनेता मारन का 48 वर्ष की आयु में कोरोना की वजह से निधन हो गया। मीडिया रिपोर्ट की ख़बरों के अनुसार अभी दो दिन पहले ही उन्हें चेंगलपट्टू के सरकारी अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया था। मारन के निधन से तमिल फिल्म इंडस्ट्री में शोक की लहर है। नीलम प्रोडक्शंस ने मारन के निधन पर शोक प्रकट करते हुए ट्वीट किया। नीलम प्रोडक्शंस ने ट्वीट में लिखा कि, ए...

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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!