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Jio seeks govt intervention on satellite spectrum; contests TRAI views

Even as the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently approved provisional satellite spectrum allocation to eligible players for six months to provide broadband services also, Jio has sought government’s intervention on the way such spectrum is farmed out, hitting out at telecom regulator TRAI for overlooking c...

Disney Star, Dubai Police collab on anti-piracy measures

The Disney Star’s anti-piracy team recently trained Dubai police and law enforcement agencies on combating content piracy in the region, according to a report by Storyboard18, which is part of Reliance’s media empire.

Quoting unnamed sources the Storyboard18 report said the

Network18 Q2 FY25 loss widens to Rs. 152 cr; news biz revenue up 6%

Network18 Media & Investments on Saturday said its consolidated net loss widened to Rs 152.31 crore in the second quarter ended September 30 on account of investments in sports and digital assets. The company had posted a net loss of Rs 119.18 crore a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from

OTTplay Changemakers Awards to spotlight South Indian cinema

The second edition of the OTTplay Changemakers Awards is set to take place on October 26, 2024, at the Taj Coromandel in Chennai. The event, hosted by OTTplay, India’s leading AI-based recommendation platform, will honor innovators from South Indian cinema ...

‘Star vs Food Survival’S2 returns with celebs in the wild

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the return of its fan-favorite culinary adventure series, ‘Star vs Food Survival’, with an adrenaline-pumping Season 2 set to premiere on October 28, 2024. Airing on Mondays at 9 pm on the Discovery Channel and d...

‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’ release delayed

The much-anticipated release of the 1993 Japanese-Indian animated film, ‘Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama’, has been delayed in India, with the new date yet to be confirmed. Initially scheduled for a theatrical release on October 18, 2024, the f...

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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!