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Adani finalises takeover of broadcaster NDTV

Indian tycoon Gautam Adani on Friday secured a majority stake in leading news broadcaster NDTV, finalising a hostile takeover that has sparked press freedom fears in the world's biggest democracy. Adani, 60, is the world's third-richest person, with an estimated net worth of $130 billion and interests rangi...

‘Shark Tank India’ S2 has ropes in major advertisers

Shark Tank established its presence in the Indian market after its debut in 2021. The show had a significant impact on Indian culture, promoting a positive view of entrepreneurship. Taking the franchise forward, Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV are preparing to ...

Airtel to invest Rs 27k crore in network; sees uptick in DTH, b’band biz

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has plans to invest Rs 27,000-28,000 crore in its telecom network with a focus on 5G rollout, a company official said on Wednesday.

While the company is planning to increase capital e...

Toonsutra launches new story on Stan Lee’s Chakra superhero

Toonsutra, the India-focused mobile webtoon startup, announced on Tuesday that it is releasing a free special edition, original webtoon comic book based on Stan Lee’s only Indian superhero, Chakra The Invincible.

The new comic h...

COLORS lines up new year shows

The year 2022 marked the beginning of a new era in television, with the robust content slate becoming even more diverse as all pandemic-related restrictions were lifted. COLORS, one of India's leading General Entertainment channels, has upheld the ethos of providing fresh and wholesome content in both fict...

Cashfree Payments partners with Sony TV for Shark Tank India S2

‘Shark Tank’, which debuted in India in 2021, quickly established a stronghold in the market, receiving an overwhelming response from brands and advertisers. The show will return for its second season on January 2, 2022. In an era of impactful marketing and effective advertising, brands are increasingly seeking partnerships that are one-of...

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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!