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Netflix elevates Ankit Gokani as India director-VFX

Streaming service Netflix has elevated Ankit Gokani as India director – VFX, according to his LinkedIn update. Gokarni has been associated with the streaming platform for more than three years. He joined Netflix as a VFX specialist – international

Meta rolls out new voice features

Facebook’s parent Meta platforms has rolled out a series of new features on its messaging apps WhatsApp and Messenger to make the app experience better for its users. WhatsApp, which is currently the world’s most popular instant messaging app, is aiming to make its voice message experience better for users through a range of new features and ...

Doordarshan set to take channels Down Under via SBS deal

Indian pubcaster Doordarshan’s news channels are all set to expand its reach in Oz, along with other broad co-production deals, as it signed a partnership with Australian counterpart, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

The partnership will enlarge the reach of DD (News) in

TRAI starts nextgen telecom infra deployment pilot project

In order to expedite the availability of digital infrastructure for quick roll out of next generation networks, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has kick started a pilot study at Delhi’s international airport.

The pilot aims to put in place the enabling regulatory and policy...

India’s pay Hindi GECs may keep off DD FreeDish

Keeping in mind the larger interest of the broadcast industry in mind, particularly those of the distribution platforms and LCOs, country’s Hindi pay general entertainment channels (GECs) are likely not to actively participate in the auctioning process of slots on Doordarshan’s FTA DTH service FreeDish.

Over 24 TV news channels hit by satellite outage

On a day that would have the TV news channels on an overdrive because of the presentation of the country’s annual Budget by the government, more than two dozens channels went on the blink in the evening owing to a satelli...

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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!