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Bombay HC dismisses plea against bollywood icons for allegedly promoting tobacco products

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought the registration of criminal cases against prominent Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar for allegedly endorsing gut...

NCLT greenlights Viacom18, Disney Star India merger

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Mumbai has given the initial go-ahead for the merger between Reliance Industries Ltd's Viacom18 and Walt Disney's Star India, marking a significant milestone in the creation of a $ 8 billion media giant. The tribunal, in ...

National Broadcast Policy: Fantasy sports body cautions against regulatory overlap

The Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports or FIFS has cautioned in a submission to the broadcast regulator TRAI that while formulating a National Broadcast Policy, regulatory overlaps should be avoided as far as online gaming goes.

“The amended IT Rules have been drafted following exte...

Misleading ads: SC for self-declaration on the line of cable TV rules

It is imperative for celebrities and public figures to act responsibly while endorsing a consumer product as advertisers and endorsers are equally responsible for issuing misleading advertisements, the Supreme Court said yesterda...

Anil Malhotra handed distribution, revenue responsibilities at ZEEL

As the churn and changes in Zee Entertainment continues, an old company hand, Anil Malhotra, has been given charge of key areas of distribution and revenue at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), overseeing both cable and DTH operations. According...

BES suggests pvt. sector should also amplify public service content

India’s Broadcast Engineering Society, an organisation of broadcast professionals, has suggested to regulator TRAI that the private sector should chip in to amplify dissemination of public service broadcast, apart from what natio...

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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!