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Zee disconnects Siti Networks; latter challenges move in TDSAT

Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd, which issued signal disconnection notice to MSO Siti Networks on May 6 over non-payment of dues, has been made a respondent in a case in the broadcast disputes tribunal TDSAT by the latter who is disp...

IT Minister warns Big Tech on breach and violation of privacy

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, issued a warning yesterday to Big Tech companies such as Meta-owned WhatsApp about alleged breaches of users' personal data privacy.

Chandrasekhar was responding to a tweet f...

Producers Guild flays State-enforced bans on ‘The Kerala Story’

Condemning the ban on ‘The Kerala Story’, the Producers Guild of India (PGI) yesterday said no one other than the Central Board of Film Certification has the right to decide whether or not a film shoul...

HDFC wins News9 Corporate Cup

News9 Plus, promoted by TV9 Network, India's largest television news network, successfully launched News9 Plus Corporate Cup, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at bringing business leaders together. The curtain has now closed on India Inc's highly anticipat...

Vietnam mulls SM users’ mandatory ID verification

Vietnam is preparing to make it mandatory for social media users of both local and foreign platforms to verify their identity in a bid to rein in online scams, state media reported yesterday.

The measure, part of the Telecommunications Law...

Paytm ropes Rahul Jain as General Manager – Marketing

Rahul Jain, general manager of marketing at One97 Communications, was recently hired. He comes from Ola, where he was associate director of marketing for nearly a year. Jain announced the news on his LinkedI...

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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!