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Industry icon Rajeshwar Lal Chaudhry passes away; Dr. AK Rastogi pays tribute his legacy in the Cable TV Industry

The Indian broadcasting and cable TV industry mourns the loss of one of its most influential figures, Rajeshwar Lal Chaudhry. Known for his vibrant personality and remarkable contributions to the industry, Rajeshwar passed away on January 5, 2025, after a courageous battle with illness. Today, colleagues, friends, and industry well-wishers gathe...

Enterr10 Television welcomes Harshad Wadadekar as director, syndication & partnerships

Enterr10 Television, a leading player in the Indian entertainment space, has onboarded Harshad Wadadekar as its Director of Syndication & Partnerships. Known for his expertise in content licensing and syndication, Wadadekar brings over 12 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry to his new role at Enterr10, the home of Ind...

Rajaraman Sundaram joins SPNI as head of content strategy

Rajaraman Sundaram, a seasoned media professional with over two decades of experience, has joined Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) as the Head of Content Strategy. Sundaram, who previously worked at Disney Star, announced his new role on LinkedIn, expressing excitement for this significant career milestone. Taking to LinkedIn, he posted, "I...

Jio Star proposes price hike for channel packages

Jio Star, the broadcasting powerhouse formed from the merger of Star India and Viacom18, has submitted its new broadcast tariff to regulators, revealing a significant price increase for its channel packages, according to The Times of India. The broadcaster has launched 83 channel packs featuring a total of 134 channels, spanning genres such a...

Mona Jain joins BrandPulse Global as CGO

Mona Jain has been appointed as Chief Growth Officer at BrandPulse Global, bringing over 35 years of extensive experience in media and advertising. Based in the company’s Noida office, she will oversee revenue growth, streamline operations, and enhance profitability for the organization. According to a press release,

SPNI, ZEEL announce revised pricing with launch of new channels

Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) and ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) have unveiled a revised Reference Interconnect Offer (RIO) effective February 1, 2025. This update includes changes in channel and bouquet pricing, the launch of a new SPNI movie channel, and strategic adjustments in ZEEL’s a la carte and bouquet offerings to align ...

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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!