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Prasar Bharati submits EY’s D2M roadmap to MIB for policy review

India's efforts to build a Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) broadcasting ecosystem have entered a significant policy stage, with Prasar Bharati forwarding a detailed implementation roadmap prepared by consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) for evaluation. According...

Viraj Chavan elevated to VP at ZEE5

ZEE5 has elevated Viraj Chavan to the position of Vice President, marking another milestone in his six-year journey with the Zee Entertainment-owned streaming platform. Chavan, who joined ZEE5 in December 2019 as Associate Directo...

MIB reportedly asks BARC to waive fees for news channels during TRP suspension

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has reportedly directed the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) not to charge subscription fees from news broadcasters during the ongoing suspension of television ratings, offering temporary relief to channels operating without access...

Zee promotes Jit Sengupta to VP– Central Marketing & Creative Services

Zee Entertainment Enterprises has elevated Jit Sengupta to the position of Vice President – Central Marketing & Creative Services, expanding his leadership responsibilities across several key business verticals within the media company. Sengupta announced the development through an update on LinkedIn. In his new role, Sengupta will overse...

Zee names Aayush Khanna VP of Programming

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has appointed media industry veteran Aayush Khanna as Vice President of Programming, a move that comes as the company gears up for its coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in India. The appointment is being seen as a significant additio...

Rahj Kumar Agarwal joins Zee as SVP, Head of Marketing

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has appointed Rahj Kumar Agarwal as Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing for Zee TV, Zee Anmol and &TV, bringing an experienced media and entertainment marketing leader back into the organisation. Agarwal announced the appointment th...

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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!