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On-ground global sat forum sees industry geared for growth

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) was finally able to host its annual Satellite Industry Forum in person in Singapore on May 31, 2022, after a two-year hiatus, bringing together in Singapore over 120 delegates from around the world and some of the satellite industry's foremost leaders. Opening the Forum t...

DoT initiative to give fillip to 5G testing ecosystem

Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), a technical arm of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with VVDN Technologies Private Limited, an Indian product engineering and manufacturing company working in various technology domains including 5G, Networking, IoT,...

Even as ‘RRR’ heads to Zee5 & Netflix, movie leaked online: Report

SS Rajamouli's masterpiece ‘RRR’, which is still playing in theatres, is scheduled to release on Zee5 and Netflix simultaneously in different languages later this month but, according to media reports, the movie may have leaked online already.

Even as the two streamers strat...

SIA-India signs pact with TSDSI for sustainable development

SatCom Industry Association (SIA-India) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI). The pact heralds the beginning of a new collaboration between the two vibrant organisations and together they are expected to cooperate in development of standards in India and international ...

BARC Rating 15th Week: Sun TV maintains lead position in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 15th Week (9th April – 15th April 2022) has re-leased its report. In India, Sun TV is continued to dominate the list of top 10 channels for the past two weeks across all genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2643.56 impressions. Star Sports 1 Hindi is in the second spot with 2492.79 imp...

More policy changes related to ease of doing biz soon: MIB’s Thakur

India is working on policy changes in the media sector that would further add to the PM Narendra Modi government’s efforts towards ease of doing business (EODB) in the country.

Pointing out that the present government’s endeavour is to make things easy, Anurag Thakur, Minister for I...

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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!