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Pitaara widens global footprint; launches on UK’s DistroTV

Chandigarh-based Pitaara TV, the world’s first 24/7 Punjabi movies channel, has expanded its footprints in the United Kingdom with a launch on DistroTV, the world’s largest, independent free ad-supported streaming television platform. With a significant presence across the diaspora markets of Canada and the UK, Pi...

Nikhil Advani sets ‘Freedom at Midnight’ at SonyLIV

Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani will be serving as the producer and showrunner of SonyLIV’s upcoming political thriller drama series ‘Freedom at Midnight’, the makers have announced. StudioNxt and Advani Emmay Entertainment have come together to co-produce the series, which aims to bring alive defining moments f...

Colors Infinity, Comedy Central launches new campaign

As the world gears up to celebrate every father’s unconditional love for his kids, India’s leading English Entertainment channels from Viacom18, Colors Infinity, and Comedy Central’s #SafeforDad campaign encourage a simple yet radical and progressive Idea, that no topic is off-limits when it comes to having a conservation with one’s father. T...

Chingari launches GARI Mining program to empower its users

Short-video sharing social media app Chingari has announced the GARI mining program under which it will offer cryptocurrency with the same name. GARI, the social tokens, will be awarded to creators and users for doing in-app activities. Chingari’s native token, GARI enables creators to monetize their content on the Blockchain with the GARI...

Sony Max brings World TV premiere of ‘Hurdang’

Hindi movie channel Sony MAX, backed by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), is ready to premiere the romcom ‘Hurdang’ on June 18 at 8 pm.

The movie features Nushratt Baruccha, Sunny Kaushal, and Vijay Verma in lead roles.

Set agai...

Prasar Bharati unveils procurement policy to streamline processes

In the spirit of ease of doing business at India’s Prasar Bharati, for the first time a procurement policy has been etched out that was released by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra.

The pubcaster’s procurement policy is a directive to all procur...

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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!