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Guest Column: Cable Act outdated; new Electronic Media Regulatory Act needed

-By Ashok Mansukhani:- Recently the Indian Government notified amendments in the Cable TV (Networks) Regulation Act, 1995 with the stated goal of updating it for a digital age and, in a way, levelling the field for all segments of the media, ...

Guest Column: Will TRAI-mandated changes in CAS, SMS work for DPOs?

India’s economic regulator for the media sector Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Third Amendment) Regulations 2021 on June 11, 2021.

On first reading of the interconn...

Guest Column: Can digital platforms of traditional news publishers escape digital regulations?

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules) inter alia regulate digital publishers of news and current affairs content and Internet intermediaries that allow the publication of such content on their platforms.

As the term ...

Local telecom gadget manufacturing gets a boost via PLI scheme

For the last few years there has been an aggressive push from the Indian Government to be atmanirbharor self-reliant, the vision behind not only Made In India , but also Make in India.

Traditionally India has been seen as the development centers for major telecom equipment m...

Media and Entertainment Sector Update – Ad revenues to float atop Wave II debris

Wave II submerses advertising spends softly versus 2020 levels* Covid-Wave I defaced Q1FY21 ad revenues with decline of 61% YoY(ex- IPL)/79%/87% for TV/print/radio sectors, respectively. Nevertheless, we expect Q1FY22 tapering to diminish, versus FY20 base, at 25%/45%/35% decline, respectively, primarily on: 1) ongoing TV shoot...

Long-term vision needed to promote India as STB manufacturing hub

Since the advent of Direct to Home services in India and the Digital Addressable Systems (DAS) in cable TV, set top boxes (STBs) have been imported and majority of the boxes are still being imported.

The Indian government has been trying to foster and encourage Indian companies to st...

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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!

-By Ashok Mansukhani:- Recently the Indian Government notified amendments in the Cable TV (Networks) Regulation Act, 1995 with the stated goal of updating it for a digital age and, in a way, levelling the field for all segments of the media, ... Read More

-By Ashok Mansukhani:- Recently the Indian Government notified amendments in the Cable TV (Networks) Regulation Act, 1995 with the stated goal of updating it for a digital age and, in a way, levelling the field for all segments of the media, ...