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Network18’s TV news biz beats trends, Q1 revenue up 26%

Network18’s TV news business has registered a 26 percent revenue growth in the first quarter of the current financial year, despite continued weakness in the overall advertising environment.

It registered a revenue of Rs 337 crore in the first quarter ...

IT Minister Chandrasekhar bats for online gaming tax review

Amid the criticism over the 28 percent goods and services (GST) tax on online gaming, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that he would “go back to the GST council and may be...

AI anchor Sana creates history on AajTak prime time show

In a groundbreaking moment for both technology and journalism, AI anchor Sana achieved a significant milestone on AajTak's primetime show 'Black n White' by delivering a news report entirely in French. Sana, the first AI anchor in India, captivated viewers with her exceptional multilingual expertise during...

Kerala guv challenges Muslim leaders on UCC on ‘Aap Ki Adalat’

In an interview with Rajat Sharma on ‘Aap Ki Adalat’, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan exhorted Muslim leaders to stop polarisation in the name of UCC. He said, "If the UCC (Uniform Civil Code) is be...

Record digital viewership on News18 of Chandrayaan-3 take-off

News18, the leading news network, demonstrated its supremacy in live streaming as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Chandrayaan-3 mission took off late last week successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centr...

News 1st introduces AI Maya, South India’s first meta-human news anchor

News 1st has introduced an AI-based Meta news anchor named Maya, who is capable of conversing in multiple languages. Initially, Maya will deliver news in Kannada on both television and digital platforms, according to the channel. This development makes News 1st the first regional news channel in South India to employ an

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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!