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Govt.-appointed panel bats for multiple TV ratings agencies & regulator

An Indian government-appointed committee while batting for multiple TV audience measurement agencies in the country, has also suggested that digital medium too should be measured in a hybrid model and setting up of a ratings agency regulator on the lines of the Media Ratin...

Marketing tech adoption up 5k% over a decade: Scott Brinker

The marketing technology landscape has witnessed a growth of 5,233 percent globally from 150 solutions available in 2011 to 8,000 in 2020, said Scott Brinker, Vice President, Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot and Editor,

Elon Musk’s Starlink to focus on India’s rural development

Starlink, the satellite internet division of billionaire Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX, registered its business in India, company documents filed with the government showed, as it gears up to launch internet services in the country.

Having a local unit, Starlink Satellite Communi...

Moneycontrol appoints Rahul Jagtiani to drive crypto and travel content

India’s leading financial news platform Moneycontrol, on Monday, announced the appointment of entrepreneur and presenter Rahul Jagtiani as a consultant to bolster their editorial efforts in the red h...

Star TV elevates Krishnan Kutty as EVP and Head of Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi biz for TV+OTT

Disney-owned Star TV Network has elevated Krishnan Kutty as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head for Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi businesses for both TV and OTT, Krishnan said in his LinkedIn post. Krishnan has been with Star TV for th...

Baring leads funding in space-tech startup SatSure

SatSure, a Bengaluru-based space-technology startup that builds decision insights using data from satellites for a variety of sectors, has raised an undisclosed amount of equity funding led by Baring Private Equity India.

SatSure announced it would use the capital to hire more people...

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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!