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SpaceX starts hiring in India for Starlink project

Elon Musk-helmed SpaceX, which also plans to offer broadband via satellite Starlink service in India, has started hiring for its Indian subsidiary, though the commercial licences from the government are awaite...

Bryan Noon joins Walt Disney Television as President of entertainment

Streaming giant Netflix vice president of original series Bryan Noon has resigned from his post and joined Walt Disney Television as president of entertainment. Noon replaced Craig Hunegs who had quit the entertainment company in May. ...

Hema Malini, Prasoon Joshi to get Indian Film Personality of the Year Award ’21

India’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur announced that the Indian Film Personality of the Year Award for 2021 will be conferred on actress-turned-politician Hema Malini and adman-poet-lyricist Prasoon Joshi.

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Have light-touch regulation for M&E sector to flourish: Disney-Star India chief

Considering that India’s media and entertainment (M&E) sector contributes in various ways to the country’s economy, a top industry executive has said the industry sould be allowed to ‘flourish’ unfettered as heavy-handed regulations don’t address the interests of any stakeholder.

ZEEL head of marketing, VP Manish Agarvwal quits; to join Loktantra Mediatech

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, ZEEL head of marketing and vice president Manish Agarvwal steps down from his post after a seven-year stint, said in his LinkedIn post. Manish is all set to join a tech startup company

Shalini Poddar joins Disney+Hotstar as EVP, head of ad sales

American tech giant Google head of business development, google play apps- India, South East Asia & Australia, Shalini Poddar has resigned from her post and joined Disney + Hotstar as executive vice president & head of ad...

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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!