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India to contest for ITU radio reg board re-election

India’s junior Communications Minister Devusinh Chauhan has said that India shares the dream and vision of ITU to realize the world as a connected society, and enabling ICTs, to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

While participating in a high-level policy session them...

Hrithik, Peecee join celebs in calling out Layer Shot perfume ads

Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas are the latest cinema personalities to criticise the perfume brand that is facing condemnation for promoting "gang rape culture" with its latest advertisement series. The actor duo also praised regulatory authorities for swift action and taking the advertisements off air. ...

Mrinal Kulkarni joins the board of Planet Marathi OTT

Mrinal Kulkarni has joined Planet Marathi OTT, Vistas Media Capital Company, as a part of its board of founders. As per Financial Express, Kulkarni is aligned with Planet Marathi OTT’s vision, as she comes with a mission to take Marathi web and OTT content to newer heights. Kulkarni begins with her role in June 2022 itself along with the othe...

Insta announces new features, Reels duration now 90 secs

To help creators engage more with their audience, the photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is rolling out new features, including 90 seconds Reels. The Meta-owned platform said that it is now extending the length of Reels up to 90 seconds, which will help users express their most authentic selves on Reels. "You will have ...

NBF writes to MIB Minister on landing page, audience data

The News Broadcasters Federation, an industry body of TV news channels, has bemoaned --- in a letter to Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur --- lack of action on the part of Broadcast Audience Research Council India (BARC India) to smoothen out alleged viewership data distortions because of landin...

B’cast, mobile tech convergence will need changes in rules: MIB Secy

The convergence happening between broadcast and telecommunications technologies, enabling video consumption directly on mobile phones, especially with 5G’s arrival, would also necessitate some regulatory tweaks, a top official of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said.

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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!