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AXN formally bids adieu to India; surrenders downlink permission

Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited has surrendered the permissions given by Indian authorities to downlink AXN and AXN HD television channels.

The Indian government, while acceding to the surrender request, has also directed distribution platforms to refrain from carrying the t...

Havas Group expands footprint into Eastern India

Global advertising conglomerate Havas Group India on Thursday announced its foray into Eastern India through a strategic tie-up between Havas Worldwide India and Kolkata-based digital marketing agency Quite Easily Done (QED). The new entity, Havas QED, will partner with Havas Creative Group India, which has agencies, including Havas Worldwide...

Balaji Telefilms appoints Abhishek Kumar as group CEO

Balaji Telefilms announced the appointment of Abhishek Kumar as group chief executive officer, according to regulatory filings. Kumar comes with over two decades of experience in business strategy, M&A, operations, and investing in technology and media. He moves on from Jupiter Capital, wherein he was working as the COO and general partne...

Games 24*7 appoints Sameer Chugh as chief legal officer

Games24x7 has announced the appointment of Sameer Chugh as a chief legal officer, according to an update on his LinkedIn account. In his new role, Chugh will lead the company’s legal and compliance function and be instrumental in strengthening and accelerating Games24x7’s vision in a dynamic regulatory environment. With over 26 years of ex...

Meta appoints Dilpreeta Vasudeva as marketing head

Dilpreeta Vasudeva has joined Meta as the marketing lead for business messaging (WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger). Vasudeva, who made this announcement via a LinkedIn post, said, “Meta Metamates Me. Stoked to join as the Marketing Lead for Business Messaging at

Malaysian satco Measat announces senior appointments

Malaysia-based MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. has announced two senior appointments: Ganendra Selvaraj as Chief Commercial Officer and Jeevan Rao as AVP, Network Engineering and Operations.

Selvaraj first joined MEASAT in 2004 and holds a Bach...

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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!