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Network18 consolidated revenues for Q1 up 10%

Network18 Media & Investments Limited, the holding company for TV18 that runs the company’s broadcast business, including India’s largest news network, on Tuesday announced a 10 percent increase in consolidated revenues for the first quarter ending June 2022.

The company said its...

TRAI gets in-house research centre; names new principal advisor

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has formed an in-house study centre to facilitate proactive research activities into new and evolving technologies that are likely to further disrupt the telecommunication and broadcasting sectors. A senior TRAI official informed the Economic Times newspaper that th...

British MPs for continuance of BBC public funding

Members of the Communications and Digital Committee of the UK House of Lords (Upper House) while frowning down on BBC’s “stagnation and decline”, have, however, favoured continuance of public funding of the broadcaster, apart from additional alternatives.

The new report, titled ‘Lice...

‘Minus One’ S2 to premiere on Lionsgate Play

Streaming service Lionsgate Play on Tuesday announced that the second season of the relationship drama series ‘Minus One’ has started production and will be released exclusively on its platform.

Created by Sidhanta Mathur and Shubham Yogi, the show features actors Aisha Ahme...

Crunchyroll decreases cost of premium membership in India

Crunchyroll, the ultimate anime destination worldwide, announced today that anime fans in India have much more to be excited about now and in the months and years to come. The cost of a Crunchyroll Premium membership is decreasing in India as the subscription tiers shift to ₹79/month for its Fan subscription tier and ₹99/month for its Mega Fa...

Locomotive Global Media names Kanupriya A Iyer as head of business affairs, senior producer

Locomotive Global Media, an international production company based in Mumbai has strengthened its senior leadership team by appointing Kanupriya A Iyer as head of business affairs and senior -producer. Kanupriya’s appointment is with immediate effect. In her new role, Kanupriya will work closely with Sunder Aaron to set up and lead Locomotive...

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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!