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India TV journalist Nidhi Taneja quits

Nidhi Taneja, India TV news journalist has decided to quit her post. “Personal and professional update: Today was my last working day with @indiatvnews - a journey that had many takeaways. Over the past 3.9 yrs, I grew as a person and a p...

DD to shut 261 analog transmission towers, shift viewers to FreeDish

India’s public broadcasting agency Prasar Bharati is gradually shutting down the terrestrial analog transmission of the Doordarshan network with an aim to fully go digital. In a note to zonal heads, Prasar Bharati said it will be shutting...

As share prices fly, NDTV denies sale talks with Adani group

Even as shares of TV company NDTV saw massive upward movement on the stock market, the company issued a statement saying it has nothing to do with the price fluctuation, nor it was in talks with the Adani group for any stake sale.

IAMAI flays Karnataka Bill banning online games

Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), an industry lobbying body for digital companies, Monday said that the South India State of Karnataka Bill proposing a ban on online games was badly drafted and not progressive.

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The micro-economy spinning round Messi’s adventure

For Paris photographer Olivier Sanchez, there is only one story in town: the new life of Lionel Messi.

Newspapers and magazines around the world harangue his Crystal Pictures agency for images of the Argentine footballer, his wife and children...

Adani group announces media forays; nets veteran newsman Sanjay Pugalia

Gautam Adani-promoted Adani Enterprises finally decided to enter the media business, which would make the Adanis emulate what some successful corporate houses --- like the Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla group and the Mahindra group --- in India have already done. All these ...

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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!