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Elon Musk buys Twitter; fires top execs

Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's owner on Thursday, firing top executives and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform. "The bird is freed," he tweeted, referencing Twitt...

NXTDIGITAL launches b’band-over-satellite solution NXTSkyFi

NXTDIGITAL Ltd., the media and communications vertical of the global Hinduja Group, announced the launch of NXTSkyFi, its broadband-over-satellite solution.

The launch in the scenic town of Tawang over Diwali heralded the sate...

Zing’s ‘Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya’ returns with S13

Zing is all set to launch the 13th season of 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya' on October 22 and will air every Saturday at 7 pm. The channel stated that the latest season of 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'...

Zee, Sony agree to sell 3 Hindi channels to satisfy CCI concerns

Media groups Sony and Zee have voluntarily agreed to sell three Hindi channels --- Big Magic, Zee Action and Zee Classic --- to address possible anti-competition concerns arising out of their proposed mega-merger deal. They submitted their proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which cleared the deal, subject to certain modifi...

Zee Ganga to premiere ‘Acharva Cahhathi Mayi Ke’ on October 26

Zee Ganga is coming up with a new show, ‘Acharva Chhathi Maayi Ki’, dedicated to the mother-child bond blessed by Goddess Chathi Mayi. The show will premiere on October 26 at 8 PM. ‘Acharva Chhathi Maayi Ki’ is the story of an 8-year-old girl name...

‘Doctor G’ raises Rs 35cr. worldwide

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana-led Doctor G’ has raised Rs 35 crore gross worldwide in the first week of its release, the makers said Friday. The campus comedy-drama, which was released on October 14, has received mixed to a positive responses. Production house...

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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!