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12 TV channels get FreeDish MPEG4 slots; highest bid Rs. 1.6 cr.

Twelve TV channels were successful bidders for limited MPEG4 slots on Indian pubcaster Doordarshan’s FTA DTH platform, FreeDish, with eight of them being news channels.

Though Prasar Bharati, DD’s parent, didn’t disclose the total

Abundantia Entertainment elevates Shikhaa Sharma as COO

Abundantia Entertainment has elevated Shikhaa Sharma to the chief operating officer. She previously held the position of the senior vice president leading the creative and content development verticals for the company. Sharma has been a part of the founding team in the young journey of Abundantia Entertainment and has been part of the core te...

No decline in DD viewership despite competition: Minister

The Indian government on Thursday said there has been no decline in viewership of the country’s national broadcaster Doordarshan even though the market has fragmented and private sector TV channels’ numbers have increased.

It also said that the network has been cornering advertising ...

Pen Music appoints Siddharth Chopra as COO

Entertainment and music company Pen Music has announced the appointment of Siddharth Chopra as a chief operating officer (COO). He will be leading all the revenue and business growth, according to his LinkedIn post. The network owns TV channels BFLIX+ Movies, iLove Music and MTunes+ (to be relaunched soon). Chopra comes with over 16 years ...

62 TV channels, 76 shows made accessible to differently-abled people: Thakur

The Indian government has said that 62 TV news channels and 76 television programmes have followed the ‘Accessibility Standards’ under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for electronic media to carry captions in the same language or have sign language facility.

“As per...

NBF fires another salvo at BARC India

The News Broadcasters Federation (NBF), an Indian TV news industry body, has shot off another missive to audience ratings organization BARC India, accusing the latter of nepotism, obfuscating issues and defying directives of the government.

“History is being wiped out in total disreg...

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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!