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Robust day 1 bidding ups valuation of an IPL match to over Rs.1 bn

The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket media rights auction witnessed a robust bidding for TV and digital rights for the Indian sub-continent with the valuation of per match of the cash-rich league being earmarked at more than a whopping Rs 100 crore.

The cumulatively bids crossed R...

Viewers should also ascertain news’ veracity, says ‘Broken News’ star

'Paatal Lok’ star Jaideep Ahlawat, who's ‘The Broken News’ is making waves on Zee5, says in the age of social media where information is just a tap away for a person with a smartphone, the responsibility to "filter" right from wrong rests more on viewers. In ‘The Broken News’, Ahlawat pl...

Former MIB Secy Varma urges TRAI to have a broad tariff structure

Uday Varma, former Secretary at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, whose tenure had seen some major push towards digitisation, has advocated that regulator TRAI ought to take a more pragmatic view of the Indian broadcast and cable sectors and lay down a ‘broad tariff structure’ that will benefit all stakeh...

Colors Tamil to premiere ‘Clap’ this weekend

Grab a tub of popcorn and gear up for the roller-coaster ride, as Colors Tamil, the youngest Tamil GEC is all set to bring to you the hit sports drama movie ‘Clap’ at 12:00 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2022. Featuring Actor Aadhi Pinisetty and Actor Aakanksha Singh as the main protagonist. Directed by Prithivi Adithya, the sports-drama film star...

Kim Cattrall to star in Netflix drama series

‘Sex and the City’ star Kim Cattrall has been roped in to play the role of a makeup mogul in Netflix’s upcoming drama series ‘Glamorous’. The show tells the story of Marco Mejia (played by actor, singer, and YouTuber Miss Benny), a gender non-conforming queer person who goes to work for cosmetics queen Madolyn Addison (Cattrall). ...

aha to premiere ‘Anya’s Tutorial’

aha, one of India’s leading regional OTT platforms has launched the teaser of aha’s bi-lingual horror series titled ‘Anya’s Tutorial’ on Friday by Pan India Superstar Prabhas. Starring Regina Cassandra and Nivedhithaa Satish in the lead roles and produced by ‘Arka Media’ – makers of Baahubali. aha is all set to premiere t...

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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!