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Consumer body against network fee revision & regulating DD FreeDish

Bengaluru based consumer body Consumer Care Society (CCS) is against any present revision and review of the network capacity fee or NCF, though it feels that the capping for multi TV homes can be removed as the latter category of consumers have better purchasing power.

The consumer b...

TV self-reg body advises caution in SC/STs’ portrayal on TV

The Broadcasting Content Complaint Council (BCCC) on Tuesday asked entertainment channels to exercise "extreme caution" while portraying the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in television programmes to avoid hurting the sentiments of the members of the two communities.

The channels, while depicting the stor...

Airtel elevates Shashwat Sharma as COO

Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom company, has undergone significant changes in its management board. Shashwat Sharma has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), while Sunil Taldar, formerly the Director of Market Operations for the India business, has transitioned to lead ...

YouTube tells IT Ministry no child sexual abuse material on platform

Google-owned YouTube yesterday said that after multiple investigations, it has not detected any kind of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platform, and has submitted its formal response to India’s IT Ministry, ...

Nielsen appoints Warren Jenson as President, CFO

Nielsen, a global leader in data and media measurement, recently announced that Warren Jenson will take on the role of President of Nielsen, in addition to his current position as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This strategic expansion of Jenson's responsibilities aims to bolster

Zee-Sony merger: Appellate tribunal to hear 2 pleas today

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) yesterday adjourned the hearing to October 13 on a plea filed by Axis Finance against the merger of Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) with Culver Max Entertainment, formerly

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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!