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Birla Studios, Vi launch mobile-first talent hunt ‘Reel Se Real Star’

Birla Studios has partnered with Vodafone Idea Limited to launch ‘Reel Se Real Star’, a mobile-first acting talent discovery platform aimed at opening up opportunities in India’s entertainment industry. According to a Birla Studios press release, the initiative is positioned as a first-of-...

US tech giants oppose Jio, Vi 6GHz spectrum plans

US technology majors Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, HP and Intel Corporation have jointly opposed Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea’s demand to allocate the 6 GHz spectrum band for mobile services, instead urging that the entire band be reserved for Wi-Fi. Accor...

Vi partners with Shemaroo to bring live Ganeshotsav darshan via Movies & TV app

Telecom operator Vi is bringing the festive spirit of Ganeshotsav closer to its users by offering live darshan of puja pandals and temples through its content and OTT aggregator platform, Vi Movies & TV app. In partnership with Shemaroo, the service will provide devotees an opportunity to experience the grandeur of the celebrations from the ...

Vi launches ‘Nonstop Hero’ campaign to promote unlimited prepaid data plan

Telecom operator Vi has rolled out a new campaign for its ‘Vi Nonstop Hero Plan’, a prepaid offering that allows unlimited data on both 4G and 5G handsets for 24 hours a day. Positioned as India’s only full-day unlimited data plan, the initiative underlines Vi’s effort to address the growing demand for uninterrupted internet connectivity across ...

Airtel, Vi, BSNL lose subs in Nov ‘24; Jio surges: TRAI data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its subscription data for November 2024, revealing mixed fortunes for India’s leading telecom operators. While Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) saw declines in their subscriber bases, Reliance Jio registered significant gains, reversing a four-month s...

Vi partners with Lionsgate Play to enhance premium content

In a strategic move to expand its entertainment portfolio, Vi (Vodafone Idea) has partnered with Lionsgate Play, bringing an exclusive array of high-quality Hollywood and international content to its users. This collaboration aims to elevate the Vi Movies & TV platform, catering to a broad spectrum of viewers with a mix of blockbuster fil...

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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!