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Sony Pictures Ent buys US cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired US cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the companies said on Wednesday, a move that will give the studio control over movie distribution.

The movie theatre chain will be managed under SPE's newly established division,

ZMCL appoints Santosh Kumar as editor of Zee Bharat

Zee Bharat, a leading news channel known for its dynamic blend of news and cultural content, has announced the appointment of Santosh Kumar as its new Editor. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Kumar brings a wealth of experience and a steadfast commitment to journalistic integrity to his new role. In his capacity as Edito...

Havas India appoints John Thangaraj as CSO

Havas India has announced the appointment of John Thangaraj as the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Havas Creative Network India. In this newly created role, Thangaraj will oversee the strategic direction of several key divisions within the Havas Creative N...

COAI gets VodafoneIdea’s Abhijit Kishore as chairperson

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the premier industry association representing leading telecom, internet, technology, and digital services companies, has announced its new leadership for the 2024-25 term. Effective June 2024, Abhijit Kishore, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vodafone Idea Limited, has been appointed as the ...

Ex-CEO of Prasar Bharati Vempati joins BARC board

Former Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been appointed as a professional director on the board of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India.

Vempati, co-founder of DeepTech ...

Ashwini Vaishnaw will have to hit the ground running at MIB

The new Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw may not be completely out of place at his ministry as many of the issues must have been brought to his notice when he headed the Electronics and IT Ministry (Meity) in the last government.

However, at

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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!