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Sony says hasn’t yet agreed on Zee request for merger extension

Sony Group Corp's Indian unit said on Tuesday that it has not yet agreed to prolong a merger deadline with India's Zee Entertainment Enterprises, days after the latter sought an extension. Shares of Zee Entertainment were...

Can Telecoms Bill ’23 be enacted into law before general elections?

Even as a large section of the industry went rah-rah over the Telecoms Bill 2023, introduced in parliament yesterday, terming it progressive, some concerns remained.

The big question is: can the Bill be passed by the government in the remaining period of the present session or will i...

Neha Dhupia set for international debut in ‘Blue 52’ by Ali El Arabi

Actress Neha Dhupia is set to make her international film debut with 'Blue 52', directed by renowned Egyptian filmmaker Ali El Arabi. Ali El Arabi, celebrated for his award-winning documentary feature 'Captains of Za’atari', IANS reported in Mumbai. 'Blue 52' unfolds against the stu...

Govt. for ‘pragmatic solutions’ to tobacco warnings in OTT shows

India's Health Ministry has agreed to find "pragmatic solutions" for stricter tobacco warnings on content appearing on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime after the streaming industry raised objections, a government meeting record showed, a Reuters report stated yesterday.<...

PM Modi on G20, global issues & economy in Moneycontrol interview

In an exclusive interview to Moneycontrol, days before India readies to host the G20 leaders’ summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at length on global issues, India’s growth prospects and its role in G20 and the overall economy.

In an...

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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!