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IPL rights sell for $ 6.2 bn; winners Disney, Viacom18, Times Internet

The Indian cricket board BCCI on Tuesday reaffirmed its status as a cricketing behemoth by securing one of the biggest broadcast deals in the history of the sport, fetching an eye-popping Rs. 48,390 crore (USD 6.2 billion) through IPL media rights for a five-year period, starting 2023.

QYOU India expands digital footprint; ups CTV presence

With a unique proposition to bring the digital ecosystem to linear TV for its viewers, India’s youngest and fastest-growing entertainment brand, QYOU Media India, exponentially builds itself as a holistic entertainment network in India. A pioneer in driving synergies between linear TV and digital, to capture newer and wider audience segments,...

Rasika Dugal begins prep for ‘Mirzapur’

Actor Rasika Dugal said she has started rehearsals for the much-awaited third season of the popular crime drama series ‘Mirzapur’. Dugal took to Instagram and shared a Reel, showing several trunks with the name tags of the show’s primary characters. On the show, the 37-year-old actor features as the de...

An anchor who stands up for journalistic fairness

At a time when India is witnessing slme severe criticism of TV news media for partisanship, there are exceptions like Preeti Choudhry, Senior Editor of India Today channel. Choudhry, who kick starts prime time on the India Today news channel with To The Point show, which is cutting edge debate providing an in-depth analysis of the day’s bigge...

Actor Shekhar Suman calls for censorship for clean comedy

Actor Shekhar Suman believes stand-up comedians need to have a responsible approach towards their craft and ensure their remarks don't hurt sentiments of any section of the society. Suman, 59, is a known face in the television comedy circuit, courtesy popular 1990s sitcom ‘Dekh Bhai Dekh’ and talk show

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...

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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!