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Glitz & glamour galore at TV9 Bangla Ghorer Bioscope Awards ’23

The prestigious TV9 Bangla Ghorer Bioscope Awards 2023 was held for the first time with unmatched grandeur in Kolkata.

The event celebrated the exceptional talents and contributions of the Bengali television industry, OTT content creators and You...

Bharti Airtel Business CEO Ajay Chitkara quits

Telecom major Bharti Airtel yesterday said that Airtel Business' Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ajay Chitkara, has resigned his post. However, he’d remain with the company until the third week of August 2023, according to a regulatory filing.

The telecom co...

BBC Studios acquires Scandinavian production company STV

BBC Studios has announced the acquisition of STV, a multi-award-winning pan-Scandinavian production company. The acquisition will expand the company's footprint and presence in the region while building on the company's existing production capabilities. The acquisition of STV is in response to the ...

Makers of ‘The Kerala Story’ announce next film ‘Bastar’

The duo behind ‘The Kerala Story’, director Sudipto Sen and producer Vipul Shah, announced their next project, ‘Bastar’, on Monday. ‘Bastar’, based on a "true incident," will be released on April 5, 2024, according to the producers. The announcement was made on Twit...

Tata Play Binge launches new campaign

Tata Play Binge, the OTT aggregator app, has launched a new marketing campaign to promote its new offerings, which include 27 apps in 13 languages. The campaign 'Bachcha Bachcha Janta Hai', which stars Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan, aims to highlight the company's new offering. ...

In billionaires’ spectrum war, it’s Musk, Tata, Mittal & Bezos vs. Ambani

Elon Musk wants his Starlink to beam down wireless internet in India from satellites orbiting the earth, but the licensing regime his group favours has put him at odds with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance.

After meeting Prime Minister Na...

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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!