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NewsOnAir listenership up by 2 mn in Dec. ’21

Listenership of India’s radio pubcaster All India Radio (AIR) live-streams on NewsOnAir app has seen a jump of two million within a span of one month, according to data put out by AIR parent Prasar Bharati.

18 million listeners tuned into ...

Netflix unveils ‘Kapil Sharma: I’m Not Done Yet’ trailer

Streaming platform Netflix released the trailer of ace comedian Kapil Sharma’s new stand-up special 'Kapil Sharma: I`m Not Done Yet'. The show will release on the ...

Havas Creative Group India appoints Sumeer Mathur

The global marketing and communication group Havas Creative Group India has announced the appointment of Sumeer Mathur as national planning head and managing partner. In his new role, Sumeer Mathur will be partnering Manas Lahiri, m...

Omicron presses pause on new films’ release; industry looks at losses

The list of big ticket films ready and awaiting release is growing by the day with theatres either closing down or operating at 50 per cent capacity and audiences too scared to venture into a hall anyway, d...

Meta comms head John Pinette leaving company

The head of communications at Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., John Pinette, is leaving the company, the social media company has said.

Chris Norton, vice president of international communications, will cover the role on an interim bas...

TRAI says tariff regime not applicable on OTT platforms

Amidst a major pushback from stakeholders, especially cable operators, against TRAI’s NTO 2.0 implementation and demand for regulating prices of OTT platforms, the regulator has said its tariff regime is no...

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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!