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Reliance admits was in talks earlier with Zee for merger; denies hostile takeover bid

In the season of statements, the latest one has come from billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), followed by another one from Invesco that owns around 18 percent of Zee Entertainment.

Reliance on Wednesday admitted, earlier in the year, it was in fact in talks wi...

Sony TV sets premiere date for ‘India’s Best Dancer’ S2

Sony TV’s hit dance show ‘India’s Best Dancer’ is set to entertain fans once again with its second installment. The show intends to find #BestKaNextAvatar and will be an ultimate test for the best dancers from across the country. ...

Times Network partners with Yupp TV for foreign launches

Stamping its mega entry into the Indian language space, Times Network, part of one of India’s biggest media houses the Times of India group on Tuesday announced the launch of Times Now Navbharat, Hindi news channel, and ET NOW Swadesh, Hindi bu...

Akshay Kumar wraps shoot of ‘Raksha Bandhan’

Bollywood Khiladi aka Akshay Kumar on Tuesday said he has completed shooting for his upcoming film ‘Raksha Bandhan’. Backed by Colour Yellow Productions, Zee Studios, and Cape of Good Films, the movie is being directed by An...

Discovery Sports strengthens winter sports offering Beijing 2022

Discovery Sports has agreed a new multi-year deal with Infront to bring a number of world-class Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) events to fans in more than 50 markets in Europe, reaffirming its status as the ‘Home of Winter Sports’...

AP CM launches devotional TV channel in Hindi, Kannada

Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Tuesday launched the Kannada and Hindi versions of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel at Tirumala in the presence of Sri Subudendra Thirtha Swamy of Mantralayam Sri Raghavendra Sw...

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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!