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Govt notifies amendments to decriminalise Cable TV law

In a bid to boost investor confidence, the government on Thursday notified amendments to the Cable Television Networks Rules that provide the operational mechanism for implementation of the decriminalised provisions of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act. Section 16 of th...

IAA celebrates 85 Years of global impact

The International Advertising Association (IAA), the world's leading network of marketing and communications professionals and the global umbrella organization for the marketing and advertising industry, is celebrating a significant milestone this October - its 85th anniversary. To mark this momentous ...

Indonesian top OTT services also high on quality content

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has released a study to understand the usage of different video services in Indonesia and consumer attitudes towards them. The study looked at video across social media, user-generated content (UGC), linear TV, messaging services and premium OTT. This is a follow-up...

ABP Group appoints Yash Mehta CEO of Ananda Publishers

ABP Group, a renowned media conglomerate, has officially announced the appointment of Yash Mehta as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the education division of Ananda Publishers, the esteemed publishing arm of the group. Mehta, a seasoned professional in the education sector, brings with him a stellar trac...

Shibasish Sarkar re-elected as prez of Producers Guild

Shibasish Sarkar has been re-elected as President of the Producers Guild of India at the 69th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association, held in Mumbai on September 29.

He was re-elected unanimously as the President by the

IT Minister bats for net neutrality as TRAI debates selective OTT bans

India’s Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar yesterday said India is one of the first countries in the world to ensure net neutrality and pushed back against “telcos wanting to be gatekeepers of the Internet".

The minister's comments came as the proposal ...

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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!