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Tata Play Binge announces IPL-related fare

As the nation dives headfirst into the electric chaos of IPL season, there’s no escaping cricket fever — and honestly, who’d want to? Whether you’re cheering sixes, tracking fantasy league scores, or just vibing with the stadium energy from your couch, this is cricket’s golden moment. But if the daily matches leave you wanting more, Tata Play Bi...

Prasar Bharati announces 26 winners of DD Free Dish MPEG-4 e-auction

India’s Free-To-Air (FTA) broadcasting landscape, Prasar Bharati has announced the winners of the 7th Annual (86th) e-auction for MPEG-4 slots on DD Free Dish. A total of 26 channels successfully secured slots during the auction, which was held on March 4, 202...

LCOs raise alarm over unregulated FAST Channels, call for govt. action

The All Local Cable Operator Association Delhi (ALCOA INDIA), representing thousands of Local Cable Operators (LCOs) across India, has strongly objected to the growing presence of Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels in the country. The association has expressed concerns over the lack of regulatory oversight on these platfor...

‘Test’ to premiere on April 4

Fans of gripping drama and powerhouse performances are in for a treat as ‘Test’, starring R. Madhavan, Nayanthara, and Siddharth, is set to premiere on April 4.

The highly anticipated film promises an emotionally charged narrative...

Airtel confirms subsidiary in talks to merge DTH firm Tata Play

Leading telecom services provider Bharti Airtel yesterday said it is in talks with Tata Group for the merger of its loss-making direct-to-home (DTH) business. Airtel is holding discussions with the salt-to-software conglomerate for the merger of Bharti Te...

Is Tata Play, Airtel Digital TV merger now nearer?

India's Tata Group and Bharti Group are close to merging their satellite TV businesses, creating a nearly $1.6 billion entity with the aim of tiding over the sustained migration of subscribers to digital streaming, Reuters quoted an Economic Times as saying yesterday.

The merged enti...

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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!