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Jawahar Goel steps down as Dish TV MD

Jawahar Goel on Friday stepped down as managing director of India’s first private sector DTH platform Dish TV after an EGM of the company, according to regulatory filings.

“Mr. Jawahar Lal Goel vacates office of Managing Director of the Company. He continues as a Non-Executive Direct...

Twitter withholds columnist’s account on India’s request

Twitter has withheld the account of CJ Werleman, a columnist who writes on Islamophobia and issues such as conflict and terrorism, at the request of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

"@cjwerleman's account has bee...

Pocket FM launches ad solutions on the application

Audio streaming service Pocket FM launched ad solutions on the application to accelerate its revenue growth. The company claims to have done many experimental campaigns with more than 100 brands to explore the best audio innovations and offered engaging bra...

Tata Play partners with Google for security solutions

Tata Play has forayed into home security solutions with the launch of Tata Play Secure and Tata Play Secure+. Close on the heels of its brand identity change, Tata Play’s new proposition proposes to provide a safe home to its subscribers. For the Secure+ offering, Tata Play has collaborated with Google to bring to India the Google Nest sec...

TV9 Network appoints Barun Das as MD & CEO

The Board of Directors of Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCPL) has appointed Barun Das as Managing Director and CEO of TV9 Network. The appointment came into effect June 22, 2022. Das has been associated with TV9 Network since August 2019 and is currently serving as its CEO. He is an alumnus of t...

ZEE5 announces ‘Rangbaaz’ S3

After the phenomenal success of the first two seasons of its marquee gangster drama ‘Rangbaaz’, ZEE5 has announced another season of the hit show.

The new season of ‘Rangbaaz – Darr Ki Rajneeti’ will star Vineet Kumar Singh and Aakanksha Singh in lead roles. The sho...

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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!