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Dish TV names Manoj Dobhal as COO

DTH service provider Dish TV has announced the appointment of Manoj Dobhal into their leadership team as Chief Operating Officer- DTH Business. Manoj has had a rich experience in the DTH industry in India and overseas. ...

Guest Column: Is in-built satellite TV tuners another blow to cable, DTH sectors?

By Rajeev Khattar

The cable and DTH industry woes do not seem to end. Whether it’s the streamers who have impacted subscriber numbers or the inadequate regulations failing to keep pace with the changing times, all have contributed to a steady decline in numbers for c...

‘Bimbisara’ starts streaming on Zee5 from Oct 21

ZEE5, India’s largest homegrown OTT platform, announced the world digital premiere of ‘Bimbisara’, on Oct 21, in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam & Hindi. Produced by N.T.R Arts and written and directed by debutant Mallidi Vassishta, the critically acclaimed Telugu film stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Cath...

&Pictures to premiere ‘Silence, Can You Hear It?’ on Oct 15

The Hindi movie channel &pictures is set to entice its audience with the World Television premiere of the ‘Silence: Can You Hear It?’ on October 15, at 10:00 PM. With one murder, multiple suspects, and a thrilling chase to find the killer – dwelling in t...

Sony TV set to remake ‘1001 Nights’

Sony TV has announced the Hindi remake of ‘1001 Nights, a popular Turkish drama by Binbir Gece, which enthralled audiences. The Hindi show will be known as ‘Katha Ankahee’. The announcement was made by Sony TV

Storyboard18, Twitter India brings ‘The Conversation’ S3

CNBC-TV18’s Storyboard18 and Twitter India’s special series ‘The Conversation’ – has been flagged off into its third edition this year, and is already sparking keen audience interest. This partnership is a result of an optimal match in brand synergies with...

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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!