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Watcho surpasses 3mn subscriptions in a year

Dish TV’s robust OTT aggregation platform, Watcho, has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing 3 million paid subscriptions within just a year of its launch. This accomplishment underscores the platform’s rapid growth and solidifies its standing as a dominant player in the competitive OTT entertainment ...

Koffee with Karan S8: Kiara Advani, Vicky Kaushal steal the show with personal insights

In a star-studded episode of Koffee with Karan Season 8, Bollywood actors Kiara Advani and Vicky Kaushal captivated audiences with their candid revelations, charming banter, and a delightful display of camaraderie. Airing on De...

A R Rahman to release a ‘song of hope’

Oscar-winning music director AR Rahman has announced a “song of hope”. The versatile musician, who has been scoring for films for the past three decades, announced during the 52nd National Day celebrations of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) here, PTI reported. “The idea is to create a ...

Telecom sector agr surges to rs 65k+ Cr in Q1, Up 1.75 percent

The telecom sector recorded 1.75 percent sequential growth in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) in the April-June quarter, during which Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio saw a rapid uptake of 5G services, further accelerated by sporting events like the Indian Premier League (IPL). The latest data released by the ...

903 govt.-cleared TV channels; active DTH subs 65 mn: TRAI

About 903 private satellite TV channels have been permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) for uplinking and downlinking, which includes uplink only entities also, broadcast regulator TRAI said yesterday.

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TV viewing surges; pay TV HH viewership up 7%; women 59% of total base

India’s linear and pay television, beating predictions of naysayers and an onslaught of streaming platforms, is very much alive --- and thriving. A set of data released yesterday by IBDF, an industry body, proves the point.

The Indian Broadcasting ...

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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!