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Sony continues to hold merger talks with Zee: Nikkei

The Sony Group continued to hold talks with Zee Entertainment Enterprises to merge their businesses in India, the Japan’s Nikkei reported yesterday, citing people involved in the negotiations, after media reports earlier said th...

Swastik Productions appoints Manish Agarvwal as head of digital, marcom & special projects

Swastik Productions, renowned as India's foremost and versatile production house, proudly announces the appointment of Manish Agarvwal as the Head of Digital, Marcom, and Special Projects. This strategic move underscores Swastik's commitment to broadenin...

Trashing media reports, Zee affirms commitment to Sony merger

India's Zee Entertainment said yesterday it was committed to its merger with Sony's local arm after media reports said the Japanese firm was planning to scrap the $10 billion deal.

Zee said reports of the deal falling through ...

Sachin Paliwal bids farewell to Zee Media

Zee Media Corporation Limited has announced the departure of Sachin Paliwal, a seasoned media professional with over 15 years of invaluable experience.

Paliwal has been an integral part of the or...

Shridhar Mishra appointed CRO for News18 Digital

Network18 has announced that Shridhar Mishra would be the Chief Revenue Officer for News18 (Digital). Mishra joins the Network18 family from Zee Media Corporation Ltd, where he held the position of Chief Revenue Offic...

Bloomberg report: Sony mulling calling off Zee merger

Sony Group Corp. is planning to call off the merger pact of its India unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., said people familiar with the matter, capping two years of drama and delay in ...

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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!