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Not delayed NTO: TRAI tells Kerala HC; hearing to continue today

Telecom regulator TRAI yesterday told the Kerala High Court that it did not delay implementation of its 2020 regulations and tariff order regarding TV channel pricing as all stakeholders, including members of AIDCF, were of the view that it requires a re-look.

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‘Class’ also highlights caste divide: showrunner Ashim Ahluwalia

‘Class’ showrunner Ashim Ahluwalia says the Netflix show, an adaptation of popular Spanish series ‘Elite’, gave him a chance to explore the rich and poor divide through the lens of clas...

Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh seeks financial relief for LCOs

The All-India Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh, an apex body of LCOs, has urged the government to nudge the broadcasters and MSOs to extend financial relief to the last mile operators because of the accrued losses owing to blackout of TV channels from about 45 million cable TV...

Viacom18 adopts new approach to generate eyeballs, IPL adsales

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate will stream Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket games for free, according to people familiar with the matter, using its exclusive rights to one of the world’s mos...

NTO case to be heard today; petitioners, respondent argue for & against status quo

The Kerala High Court will continue hearing on Feb 22 the case filed by AIDCF and a cable ops’ body against sector regulator TRAI’s amended tariff guidelines even as the petitioners and respondent(s) argued for and against maintaining status quo ante or situation as they w...

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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!