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DTH players for inflation-linked NCF; digital MSOs side with LCOs on NTO 2.0

The DTH Association has suggested that there should be inflation-linked review of the network capacity fee (NCF) annually as one of the measures for smooth implementation of regulator TRAI’s tariff regime, while digital MSOs industry body AIDCF has sided with LCOs’ claim that unemployment will increase, among...

BARC report: Hindi TV channels’ ad volumes grew 15% Dec-21 vs. 2020

Even as the country continues to debate whether lockdowns are an easy way out to arrest spread of newer variants of COVID-19 virus, the BARC India Think Report for December 2021 showed Q4 of last year recorded the highest ad volumes for a quarter since 2019 with a bumper festive spike.

Trai issues directive to DPOs on EPG channel classifications

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday in a directive reminded the distribution platforms of video services to ensure that TV channels are listed under one genre and only once in the EPG, making it clear multiple entries were not allowed under the rules.

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Film release date of ‘Major’ postponed

South actor Adivi Sesh's multilingual feature ‘Major’, based on the life of 2008 Mumbai terror attack martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, has been postponed from its scheduled February release due to the rising cases of COVID-19.

The Sashi Kiran-helmed action drama was gearin...

US proposes law to rein in Big Tech

The American Congress has taken a new step toward reining in the market dominance of

Cord-cutting low; OTT reaches scaling stage in India: BCG-CII report

Despite the noises being made that streaming is displacing linear TV in India, cord-cutting is in nascent stages, but, admittedly, digital consumption of video has shown growth to reach a stage where scaling up is possible --- and is also visible --- according to a BCG-CII report on the country’s media and entertainm...

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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!