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IPL TV & digital rights fetch BCCI Rs. 44,075 cr.

On the second day of bidding for TV and digital media rights of IPL cricket on Monday, the Indian cricket board, according to industry sources, bagged a whopping Rs. 44,075 crore for 410 matches.

Amidst rumours and, at times, some wild speculations on the successful bidders for the T...

Colors launches new show ‘Harphoul Mohini’

The Indian pay television GEC channel Colors TV is all set to launch its new romantic drama show, ‘Harphoul Mohini’.

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‘Squid Game’ S2 officially greenlit on Netflix

Streaming service Netflix has officially renewed its hit Korean survival drama series ‘Squid Game’ for a second season with writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk promising fans that "a whole new round is coming". Hwang also revealed that Song Gi-hun aka player no 456, played by Lee Jung-jae, and The Front Man, a mysterious character essaye...

An anchor who stands up for journalistic fairness

At a time when India is witnessing slme severe criticism of TV news media for partisanship, there are exceptions like Preeti Choudhry, Senior Editor of India Today channel. Choudhry, who kick starts prime time on the India Today news channel with To The Point show, which is cutting edge debate providing an in-depth analysis of the day’s bigge...

Nickelodeon Sonic India to premiere ‘The Smurfs’

Blue and small, and standing only three apples tall, ‘The Smurfs’ is set to make its debut on Nickelodeon Sony in India on Monday, June 13, 2022, airing weekdays at 11:30 am. The CG-animated series follows the beloved characters embarking upon rousing adventures. Rising through the ranks, Sonic, since its inception has engaged and...

Actor Shekhar Suman calls for censorship for clean comedy

Actor Shekhar Suman believes stand-up comedians need to have a responsible approach towards their craft and ensure their remarks don't hurt sentiments of any section of the society. Suman, 59, is a known face in the television comedy circuit, courtesy popular 1990s sitcom ‘Dekh Bhai Dekh’ and talk show

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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!