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Sony Interactive acquires video game developer

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it will acquire video game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion. Bungie is known for developing shooter games like 'Destiny' and 'Halo', the latter for which it worked until 2010. Ear...

Zee5 Global appoints Adhishree as VP, brand & content marketing

Zee5 Global on Tuesday announced the appointment of Adhishree Murdia as vice president, brand & content marketing, according to her LinkedIn post She wrote, “Delighted to take on new responsibilities starting today! My journey in media is...

AVGC gets a booster shot in form of task force for sectoral development

The Indian government on Tuesday announced the setting up of a task force to recommend steps for promotion of the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comic (AVGC) sector.

The sector of...

Govt. proposes 200 educational TV channels

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday that the government will expand the PM e-Vidya programme of 'One Class, One TV programme' from 12 to 200 TV channels to impart supplementary teaching and b...

Govt. gives tech sector & 5G rollout a push; TRAI spectrum auction report by March

India's budget for fiscal 2022-23 gave a thrust to its technology sector, with the Finance Minister announcing a plan to auction 5G airwaves this year, and pushing for the design and wider local manufacturing of telecoms and electronics products.

Soon after FM Nirmala Sitharaman made...

Raj & DK to direct Netflix’ crime-thriller film

‘The Family Man’ creators Raj and DK are all set to direct crime-thriller ‘Guns & Gulaabs’ for Netflix, which marks their first directorial venture with the streaming giant. The writer-director duo, whose full name is Raj Nidimoru &am...

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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!