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Media Quick View: IPL to be available on FTA

By Karan Taurani@Elara Caps - As per media reports, IPL (12 matches including play offs) will be made available for FTA households too. We believe this is primarily on the back of viewership growth pressure that ...

Is Star making available IPL matches for free viewing?

Competition and disruptions can make businesses do things unheard of or, at least, tread the least taken path. With the news that Jio would stream IPL 2023 free on the Jio Cinema app for consumers, news is trickling in that Disney Star has decided to take a similar approach. According to reports...

Kajaria bats for women’s cricket with RCB sponsorship

Kajaria Tiles has come on board as the principal sponsor for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) women’s team for Women’s Premier League.

Kajaria Tiles, the largest manufacturer of ceramic and vitrified tiles in the

Viacom18 launches ‘Naam Hoga Tera Har Zubaan Par’ campaign for WPL

The Women's Premier League (WPLfirst )'s campaign, 'Naam Hoga Tera Har Zubaan Par,' has been launched by Viacom18, the league's broadcast and digital partner. The TVC has a celebratory air about the league and opens by throwing

CEAT bags the rights as strategic timeout partner of WPL

The three-year contract is another milestone in CEAT's long relationship with Indian cricket, which includes serving as a strategic timeout partner for the IPL, the Women's T20 Challenge, bat sponsorships, and working with leading cricketers such as Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Indian wom...

Delhi Capitals, Viacom18 in digital-first pact for IPL, WPL

The Delhi Capitals have announced an exclusive digital-first partnership with Viacom18, the digital rights holder for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) and the global rights holder for the Women's Premier League (WPL), which will provide fans with exclusive and riveting

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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!