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Manish Chokhani, Ashok Kurien resign from Zee Entertainment board

Manish Chokhani and Ashok Kurien have resigned from Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) on September 13, as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Directors with immediate effect. The company has notified the BSE. As per the BSE filing, Kurien ceased to be a Member of the Corporate Social Res...

Is it curtains down for Afghan online gamers?

The Sm:)le net club, a gaming cafe in downtown Kabul, used to be a haven for young people in the city: an escape from the daily grind in a country where decades of war and economic malaise have dimmed their prospects.

Now, with Af...

China directs tech giants to stop blocking rivals’ links on their sites

Beijing’s all-round ‘cleansing’ initiatives continue. Having put restrictions on kids' exposure to online games, limiting the influence of edtech companies, telling TV presenters and social media influencers to behave and dress more responsibly and cutting short tech giants’ g...

MRSI appoints BARC India’s Dr. Derrick Gray as VP

Audience research and information company BARC India’s Dr. Derrick Gray has been appointed as the vice-president of the Market Research Society of India (MRSI).

The veteran audience measurement and adva...

There’d be opportunities for foreign space companies to invest in India: ISRO chief

The reforms initiated by the Indian Government in the space sector and the liberalisation of FDI norms will ensure a sustained engagement between Indian and overseas companies benefitting both, India Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman K Sivan said on Mond...

NBF demands immediate resumption of audience data for news genre

News Broadcasters Federation (NBF), a lobbying body of TV news channels in India, has written to the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India exhorting the ratings agency to immediately re-start releasing data related to news TV channels. “We, News Broadcasters Federation (NBF), th...

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“The India-made set-top boxes will help generate employment while reducing lead time. The boxes have been tested and re-tested beyond the factory floor for quality assurance, and we hope this endeavor will help us to serve the Indian consumers even better.”

Harit Nagpal MD and CEO, Tata Sky

“India lives in several centuries at the same time, Content is king…distribution is god…that play of god and king will continue but differentiation of content will play a critical part in decision making.”

Megha Tata, South Asia MD, Discovery Communications

“Backed by our network’s longstanding legacy of journalistic independence, credibility, and high standards of ethical journalism, we were always confident that ABP Nadu would be successful in connecting meaningfully with the Tamilars. But the fact that it has started garnering these numbers in justtwo weeks since its launch - is a moment of immense pride for all of us. Our entire team has worked dedicatedly towards ensuring that the viewers’ get the most-accurate predictions and the most credible election coverage on all platforms of ABP. I’m happy to see that Tamil viewers, too, have so much faith in ourcontent.”

Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network said

“I want to assure all stakeholders that GTPL continues to remain committed to creating greater value even in these uncertain times. We shall endeavor to meet increasing demands of our customers across all markets while taking adequate measures to mitigate risks while taking care of our employees, assets and communities.”