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Aaj Tak tops Hindi news channels with 16% GRP over 24 hours

Aaj Tak, the Hindi news channel from the India Today Group, has emerged as the top channel with 16.2 GRP and share percentage of 12.6 in the BARC Week26 of 2022.

Aaj Tak is closely followed by India TV, News18 India and Republic Bharat with 16 per cent, 14.5 percent and 14.3 percent...

Google announces startup school in India

Google has announced a startup school India aimed at enabling 10,000 startups in tier 2 and tier 3 cities to understand the dynamics of entrepreneurship The nine-week program delivered virtually, will feature fireside chats between Google leaders and trailblazing collaborators from across the startup ecosystem spanning fintech, D2C, B2B, and ...

MIB warns FM radio ops on carriage of public service messages

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has warned private FM radio operators that failure to air public service information, issued by the government, is a breach of agreement terms and would attract penalties.

Pointing out that the agreement with MIB stipoulates FM opera...

Freevee now available on Android OS in UK; other markets to follow

Amazon Freevee, formerly known as IMDb TV, is now available on Google TV on Android TV OS devices in the UK, with availability on Android mobile devices coming later this month.

The Amazon Freevee app will launch across Google TV and other Android TV OS devices, including Sony, Panas...

Sony MAX brings World TV premiere on ‘Loop Lapeta’

Hindi movie channel Sony MAX, backed by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), is ready to premiere the twisty tale ‘Loop Lapeta’ July 8 at 9:00 pm. The movie features Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin in lead roles. The film is the official Hindi adaptation of an award-winning German cult thriller ‘Run Lola Run’ 'Loop Lapeta' ...

Zee Café expands Hallyu Nights with new K-dramas

The international English channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Zee Café, has expanded its channel’s property ‘Hallyu Nights’ bringing to the audience some must-watch K-dramas with the new romantic drama, ‘Uncontrollably Fond’. Starring Woo Bin Kim, Bae Suzy, and Ju-Hwan Lim, ‘Uncontrollably Fond’ ...

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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!