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TRAI to announce regulations for communication apps soon

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will soon come out with its recommendations if over-the-top (OTT) communication apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal etc need to be regulated or not. The regulator in July last year came out with a consulta...

TRAI gives 7 days for additional submissions on b’cast policy

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday said that Indian media and entertainment sector stakeholders would be given seven more days for making any additional submissions on a consultation paper on a proposed National Broadcast Policy (NBP).

The revelation came duri...

DD logo debate: BJP leader dares Cong to remove saffron from party flag

A change of logo shouldn’t ideally cause a national uproar. After all, it’s something that thousands of companies and organisations do around the world from time to time --- and without kickstarting a national debate.

But when Indian pubcaster

DD FreeDish, level playing field issues crop up during TRAI OHD

Can TV channels designated as pay-per-view on one distribution platform turn into a free-to-air (FTA) on another platform? Well, that’s an issue that has been occupying quite a bit of mind space in the Indian M&E industry, keeping on the boil the traditional ‘fight’ between broadcasters and distributors for subsc...

TRAI proposes measures to accelerate testing of 6G, AI tech

In view of rapid developments in emerging technologies like 5G/6G, AI, virtual reality and others, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday released recommendations to encourage live testing of innovative tech and use cases in the country....

Total b’band subs in India as of Feb pegged at 92 cr: TRAI

The number of telecom subscribers in India increased 0.38 per cent to 119.7 crore in February 2024 as compared to the previous month, according to a TRAI report published yesterday.

The urban telephone subscription increased to 66.37 crore, whil...

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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!