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NDTV’s Roys to sell remaining majority holding to Adani group

Posted on 4 years agoSeptember 21, 2023 by IBW Admin

NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy on Friday said they will sell 27.26 per cent out of their remaining 32.26 per cent shareholding in the news broadcaster to Adani Group, which would take the total holding of the latter to over 60 percent. This follows Adani Group becoming the single largest shareholder […]

Ravish Kumar quits NDTV

Posted on 4 years agoOctober 26, 2023 by IBW Admin

Senior journalist Ravish Kumar has decided to quit his post as senior executive editor at NDTV India. As per an IANS report, the news channel is said to have announced his resignation through an internal communication on Wednesday. NDTV said that his resignation came into effect immediately. “Few journalists have impacted people as much as […]

Roys resign from NDTV promoter firm board; Adani Grp. names directors

Posted on 4 years agoJanuary 6, 2024 by IBW Admin

New Delhi Television Ltd founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy have resigned as directors of promoter group vehicle RRPRH with immediate effect, the company said in a regulatory filing late Tuesday. NDTV, founded in 1988 and owned by husband-and-wife team Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, had previously said the takeover move “was executed without any […]

NDTV a ‘responsibility’ not a biz opportunity: Gautam Adani to FT

Posted on 4 years agoJanuary 29, 2024 by IBW Admin

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani sees the takeover of news broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV)as a “responsibility” rather than a business opportunity, he said in an interview with the Financial Times on Friday. The ports-to-energy conglomerate run by Adani, Asia’s richest person, unveiled plans late in August to acquire a majority stake in NDTV, seen […]

Adani group rejects NDTV claims on need for tax clearance

Posted on 4 years agoAugust 7, 2024 by IBW Admin

The Adani group rejected claims by New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) that a major stake sale by its founders would require clearance from India’s tax authorities, as a public wrangle to take control of the popular news network intensified. The Adani conglomerate run by India’s richest man, Gautam Adani, last week unveiled plans to acquire […]

NDTV seeks clarification from regulator on share transfer

Posted on 4 years agoNovember 6, 2024 by IBW Admin

New Delhi Television said early Monday that its promoter group has written to India market regulator asking it to clarify whether the regulator’s order in 2020 restricts conversion of warrants issued to Vishvapradhan Commercial Pvt Ltd (VCPL) into equity shares. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate last week said it was seeking to control a majority stake […]

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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!