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Zee appoints Mahesh Singh as head of investor relations

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEE) has appointed Mahesh Pratap Singh to head Investor Relations, spearheading the engagement with the investor and analyst community. Singh will report to Rohit Gupta, President – Finance & Investor Relations, ZEE, and will be based in Mumbai. Singh will be a partner to the analysts and investors, communic...

Comedy Central to raise some laughs with ‘Giggle Trigger’

Everyone has a unique arsenal of comedy that they can pull out to make someone laugh. While for some, it is a trusted joke, for others it could be something slapstick. Recognizing this potential of spreading laughter, Comedy Central, Viacom18’s leading English entertainment channel, on the occasion of World Laughter Day, is giving its viewer...

SIA-India signs pact with TSDSI for sustainable development

SatCom Industry Association (SIA-India) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI). The pact heralds the beginning of a new collaboration between the two vibrant organisations and together they are expected to cooperate in development of standards in India and international ...

MIB blocks 16 India, Pak-based YouTube channels for spreading fake news

The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement. The blocked YouTube channels and the Facebook account had a cumulative viewership of over 68 ...

Mobile phone primary mode for consuming digital services: IT Minister

People at the bottom of the pyramid should be at the core of digitisation, Minister of Communications, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said, adding efforts are on to augment manufacturing of electronics and spread digitisation in the country. Addressing a session on "Leverage Digital Platforms to Build a Future-Rea...

ICC media rights tender soon; will allow b’cast-digital joint bids

Cricket’s global administrative body, ICC, is all set to float tenders for the media rights of events that are organised under its banner. While IPL cricket media rights tender, floated recently, is likely to create a mad rush for the rights and turn out to be a money-spinner for the Indian cricket board BCCI --- some say it can fetch rights ...

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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!