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TV9 Network launches News9 Plus Corporate Cup

To further its drive for innovation, TV9 Network has formed a new partnership with corporate India by creating the News9 Plus Corporate Cup. This groundbreaking corporate event will feature 32 teams from throughout India, making it the country's first of its sort. The News9 Plus Corpora...

News b’casters body petitions MIB on 5G spectrum

The News Broadcasters and Digital Association have written to the Union I&B secretary, expressing serious concerns about the Department of Telecom's intention to allocate C-Band spectrum for 5G telecom services, claiming that t...

Insta announces new feature

Meta-owned Instagram has announced a new feature, which will allow users to add up to five links to their profile bios. According to IANS, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Disney is poised to eliminate thousands of jobs next week

Walt Disney Co. plans to start cutting thousands of jobs next week, including about 15% of the staff in its entertainment division, people familiar with the matter said....

Hathway appoints Tavinderjit Panesar as CEO

In a meeting held on Monday, the board of directors of Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd. appointed Tavinderjit Singh Panesar as the company's Chief Executive Officer, according to a BSE filing. Meanwhile, on Monday, Hathway Cable &...

Goafest unveils governing council and theme for 2023

Goafest will return for its 16th edition with lectures and workshops hosted by internationally famous speakers and industry veterans.

The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club yesterday announced the Governing

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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!