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ZEE TV takes ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ auditions to UK for the first time

ZEE TV is set to bring the auditions of its iconic singing reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ to the United Kingdom for the first time, offering aspiring singers in the country a chance to compete for a place on one of India’s most celebrated music platforms. The auditions will be held in London on July 26, with registrations scheduled to begin at...

VETO strengthens regional footprint with 28 new live channels

Subscription free OTT platform VETO has expanded its live TV service by adding 28 new channels, taking its total live channel count to over 55. The new additions are available in 12 Indian languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Bangla, Bhojpuri and Haryanvi.The newly added channels spa...

Moneycontrol’s 5th Mutual Fund Summit charts roadmap for India’s next investing wave

India’s mutual fund industry leaders, regulators and market experts came together in Mumbai on June 30 for the 5th edition of the Moneycontrol Mutual Fund Summit, where discussions centred on the future of wealth creation, investor participation and the next phase of growth for the country’s asset management industry. According to a Moneycont...

ETNOW Swadesh launches new weekday shows, unveils dedicated 7pm Wealth Hour

ETNOW Swadesh, the Hindi business news channel from the Times Group, has revamped its weekday programming line-up with the launch of three new market-focused shows and a dedicated prime-time personal finance block titled ‘Your Daily Wealth Hour’. The refreshed schedule comes into effect from July 6 and is aimed at strengthening the channel’s mar...

Piracy rates fall across APAC; awareness remains low: AVIA survey

Video piracy across the Asia-Pacific region continues to decline, but a significant number of consumers remain unaware of the cybersecurity risks associated with accessing pirated content, according to a new consumer survey released by the Asia Video Industry Association’s Coalition Against Piracy (CAP). The findings, released in partnership ...

Aaj Tak launches India’s first AI-powered vertical TV for live news

Hindi news broadcaster Aaj Tak has introduced Vertical TV, a first-of-its-kind technology platform designed to transform how live television news is produced and consumed on mobile devices. The initiative makes Aaj Tak the first broadcaster in India to deploy an AI-powered, real-time adaptive vertical television experience at scale. According...

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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!