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BARC Rating 50th Week: Sun TV maintains lead position in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 50th Week (11th December – 17th December 2021) has released its report. In India, Sun TV is continued to dominate the list of top 10 channels for the past four weeks across all genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2748.43 impressions, Star Maa ...

Govt. hasn’t finalized views on Cinematograph Act amendments: Thakur

India’s Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur has said that though the proposed amendments in the Cinematograph Act attempts to address issues like piracy and expanding age-based classifications, a final view on the stakeholders’ suggestions hasn’t yet be...

Google Voice allows users to set custom rules

Google Voice will now allow users to set custom rules for incoming calls. With this, users can create rules for how incoming calls should be handled within the Google Voice set...

Star Sports onboards eight sponsors for Pro Kabaddi League

Star Sports has roped in eight sponsors and many more key advertisers ahead of the commencement of the eighth season of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League, marking the return of India’s second-most viewed league after a two-year hiatus.

The eight...

Hyundai Motor India signs golfer Aditi Ashok as brand ambassador

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok has signed a two-year memorandum of understanding or an agreement with Hyundai Motor India Ltd.

As part of the association, Hyundai will work closely with Aditi representing HMIL's Young and Progressive Imagery.

Sony,Zee sign a definitive pact to merge; synergies to enhance content creation, drive digital growth

Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) Wednesday announced that they have signed definitive agreements to merge ZEEL with and into SPNI and combine their linear networks, digital assets, production operations and p...

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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!