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5G set to spawn massive job opportunities: Telecom Secy

The advent of 5G and new services that it would usher in will spawn fresh job opportunities in the market, requiring suitable skilling of manpower in new technologies, Telecom Secretary K Rajaraman said on Wednesday. Rajaraman, who was speaking at an event of Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) in New Delhi, said ...

Discovery+ launches new show

Discovery+, the non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, announced its new original show ‘Gaganyaan – Bharat Ki Antariksh Udaan.’ With a pedigree of featuring successful and immensely popular cosmological titles like ‘India’s Space Odyssey’, ‘How The Universe Works’, ‘Morgan Freeman’s Through The Worm...

DNEG signs multi-year agreement with Netflix

Visual effects (VFX) and animation company Double Negative (DNX) have announced the signing of a new, multi-year services agreement with streaming service Netflix. The non-exclusive agreement covers the provision of visual effects and virtual production services by DNEG for Netflix series and feature programming. The new agreement extends ...

Pradeep Hejmadi joins SET as Head-Business Operations

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has appointed Pradeep Hejmadi as Head-Business Operations for Sony Entertainment Television (SET). He will report to Danish Khan, EVP & Business Head – SET, Sony LIV, and StudioNext. The company has also roped in Rakesh Chakraborty as Head of Fiction Programming, Strategy, & Insights for SET. ...

Wider voice tech adoption crucial to bridge digital divide: IAMAI

Wider adoption of voice technology is critical to bridging the digital divide in India. From integrating voice tech in businesses to improving and enhancing customer experiences, voice technology is becoming a major contributor to bringing digital transformation to the country. A unanimous opinion on these lines was shared by industry stalwar...

SPN launches ‘Non-Stop Cricket’ campaign

Sony Sports Network (SPN) has launched its new campaign ‘Non-Stop cricket’, featuring cricketer Smriti Mandhana and actor Pankaj Tripathi. The campaign emphasizes the cricket roster on the network with the tagline ‘Ab cricket fans ke paas hai celebration ka big reason, kyunki sony pe dikhega cricket ka full season’. The campaign consists o...

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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!