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Indian govt. says keeping ‘close watch’ on missing Zulfi, friend in Kenya

The hunt for the missing Zulfiqar Khan --- Zulfi to friends --- is now on, along with another Indian citizen. Both went missing mid-July 2022 in Kenya from a nightclub.

A former COO of Balaji Telefilms, who had also done leadership stints at Eros NOW, the now shuttered Asian streamer...

Dish TV names Manoj Dobhal as COO

DTH service provider Dish TV has announced the appointment of Manoj Dobhal into their leadership team as Chief Operating Officer- DTH Business. Manoj has had a rich experience in the DTH industry in India and overseas. ...

Guest Column: Is in-built satellite TV tuners another blow to cable, DTH sectors?

By Rajeev Khattar

The cable and DTH industry woes do not seem to end. Whether it’s the streamers who have impacted subscriber numbers or the inadequate regulations failing to keep pace with the changing times, all have contributed to a steady decline in numbers for c...

GTPL Hathway posts 10% revenue growth YoY in H1 of FY23

GTPL Hathway Limited, India’s largest MSO and a leading broadband service provider, on Saturday, while announcing its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, said it has registered 10 percent growth in revenue Y-o-Y dur...

‘Bimbisara’ starts streaming on Zee5 from Oct 21

ZEE5, India’s largest homegrown OTT platform, announced the world digital premiere of ‘Bimbisara’, on Oct 21, in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam & Hindi. Produced by N.T.R Arts and written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta, the critically acclaimed Telugu film stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Cath...

&Pictures to premiere ‘Silence, Can You Hear It?’ on Oct 15

The Hindi movie channel &pictures is set to entice its audience with the World Television premiere of the ‘Silence: Can You Hear It?’ on October 15, at 10:00 PM. With one murder, multiple suspects, and a thrilling chase to find the killer – dwelling in t...

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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!