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Zee Media appoints Mona Jain to lead unified sales division in media transformation

Zee Media is set to revamp its customer service approach and enhance the overall client experience. This transformation involves the consolidation of the Digital (Direct Revenue) and Linear sales functions into a Unified Sales Division. Leading this transformative journey is Mona Jain, a distinguished leader...

Disney Star chief Madhavan returns as IBDF head for 3rd time

Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) held its 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Delhi on October 31, 2023, re-electing K Madhavan, Disney Star President and Country Manager, as its president for the third consecutive term. This reaffirms his...

C-DoT targets 5G deployment on BSNL in 6-8 months

State-run C-DoT is expecting to deploy indigenously developed 5G telecom gears in the BSNL network in the next 6-8 months, a senior company official said.

Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) CEO Rajkumar Upadhyay told PT...

NCLAT chief-headed bench to hear plea against Zee-Sony merger

Appeals filed by Axis Finance and IDBI Bank against the merger of Zee Entertainment and Culver Max Entertainment, formerly Sony Pictures Networks India, before the appellate tribunal

Ofcom explores UK viewers’ mind on portrayal of sex on TV

United Kingdom Viewers feel that the portrayal of sex and sexual relationships in programmes has improved and modernised, according to Ofcom’s

Tribunal lifts ban on Zee’s Punit Goenka to hold board positions

An Indian tribunal yesterday lifted the ban on Zee Entertainment top boss Punit Goenka to hold board positions in any of the four Zee Group companies, paving the way for him to resume the proposed role in the planned merger between ZEE and the Indian unit of Japan's Sony Group.

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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!