Media - Indian Broadcasting World

Govt. oversight body will hear SM content moderation complaints

The Indian government on Friday announced amendments to its Information Technology (IT) Rules that will apply to social media companies, in a move that is likely to be seen as a reigning in of Big Tech firms.

‘Below Deck Adventure’ to stream on Hayu

hayu, NBCUniversal’s ad-free OTT platform is set to premiere ‘Below Deck Adventure’ on November 2. The show stars Capt. Kerry Titheradge, Chef Jess Condy, Bosun Lewis Lupton, Chief Stew Faye Clarke, St...

ECOA appoints Hiren Gada as new president

The Entertainment Content Owners Association of India (ECOA) has appointed Hiren Gada, chief executive officer of Shemaroo Entertainment as its new president.

The appointment was announc...

MX Player to launch ‘Gamer’s Den’ on Sept.30

MX Player is all set to launch 'Gamer’s Den', a series that explores the gaming ecosystem in India through first-person anecdotal experiences in a hybrid narrative, on September 30, 2022. Created by MX Studios, the series understands the life and achieveme...

Dish TV AGM adjourns after rejecting 4 of 6 resolutions

The annual general meeting of satellite television provider Dish TV ended sine die (adjourned without an appointed date of resumption) after shareholders rejected four of the six AGM resolutions.

MIB issues operation rules for DTH ops’ licence fee, platform services

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday announced new guidelines for DTH operators’ payments of annual licence fee and the platform services, which are channels carried by distribution platform operators.

Interestingly, MIB has said that the content of the platfor...

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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!