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Kalli Purie launches new digital venture ‘India Today North-East’

India Today Group Vice-Chairperson Kalli Purie on Tuesday launched the Group’s special digital venture 'India Today North-East' at the ongoing fifth edition of the India Today Conclave East. Speaking at the conclave, Kalli Purie said, "This is India Today Conclave East's fifth edition. It has been a fantastic orientation to the region. Thank ...

India M&E sector hits a road bump in the form of inflation

By Karan Taurani @ Elara Capital

Inflation seems to be acting as a speed-breaker in the Indian M&E sector’s growth, especially the TV segment, which was first off the block on the way to recovery after the COVID-19 virus hit the sector.

Media Sector Q1F...

Fourth Dimension southern media summit ’22 to be held in Chennai

Following the success of the first and second editions of the South India Media Summit in 2018 AND 2019, Fourth Dimension Media is all set to roll out the third edition of the South India Media Summit.

'South India Media Summit - 2022’ is scheduled to take place on July 27 in Chennai. The summit is set to sho...

Radio City launches new public service campaign

Radio City, India’s leading radio network, has geared itself to promote road safety awareness through its thought-provoking public service campaign ‘Piche Wale Babu Helmet Laga Lo’(pillion rider, please put on your helmet).

With new traffic laws in place, Radio City Mumbai h...

EU okays rules to rein in Big Tech; enforcement a problem

European Union lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources.

In addition to the rules known as the Digital Marke...

Vi offers new caller tune options

Telecom company, Vodafone Idea (VI) has introduced a new feature that allows choosing any caller tune from Vi’s repertoire of popular music titles spanning 20+ languages and 10+ genres. The offering can be availed by caller tune subscribers on the music section of the Vi app at no extra cost. New users can enjoy this benefit through a spec...

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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!