Vi partners with Athonet to test 5G

Leading telecom service provider VodafoneIdea (Vi) and a private LTE and 5G solutions provider, Athonet, have joined hands to test 5G-based solutions for developing industry 4.0 use cases, using the 5G trial spectrum allocated by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The partnership with Athonet includes the demonstration of enterprise use cases on 5G in several […]

Global anti-piracy coalition sues 2 South Asian pirate services

The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has a filed lawsuit  in a New York federal court in New York against South Asian pirate video services, Desi TV and Live TV. The case, filed last week, is consistent with similar lawsuits coordinated by IBCAP and also includes claims against a seller of the illegal services — a […]

Sagar Kadam joins SonyLiv as associate VP

Sagar Kadam has joined Sony Pictures Network India Pvt Ltd. (SPNI) as associate vice president– subscription and partnership for SonyLiv. The news was shared by Sagar on his LinkedIn account. He will be responsible for growing SonyLiv’s subscription business through partnerships and alliances. Kadam joins the platform from Zee5, where he was the associate director- […]

Punit Goenka: There was ‘valuation imbalance’ in earlier merger proposal

Punit Goenka, the soft-spoken chief of Zee Entertainment, on Thursday said he did not agree to an earlier merger proposal brought in by foreign investor Invesco as there was imbalance in valuations of the two companies and shareholders’ interest was “getting compromised”. “My attention was on the imbalance observed in the valuation and how it […]

Times Network appoints Nikunj Garg Mirror NOW editor

Times Network, part of one of India’s biggest media houses the Times of India group, on Thursday announced the appointment of Nikunj Garg as Editor of Mirror NOW. In his new role, he will report to MK Anand, MD & CEO, Times Network. Strengthening the brand’s narrative of championing stories of civic interest and social […]

ET NOW Swadesh launched in the presence of dignitaries

The Indian economy has shown tremendous growth despite several challenges and the new TV channel will reflect these changes in the new India, while giving its viewers an opportunity to ‘Rise with India’, M.K. Anand, MD and CEO, Times Network, said Monday. Speaking on the occasion of the formal launch of Hindi language business news […]