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China to crack down on livestreamers for tax evasion

China's tax regulator said on Wednesday that it will crack down on tax evasion in its booming livestreaming industry, and will start requiring online platforms to report livestreamers' identities, income and profits every six months.

The State Taxation Administration (STA) said on it...

APAC OTT revenues to be $ 52 bn by ’27; India share to double

OTT TV episodes and movies revenues for 22 Asia Pacific countries will reach $52 billion in 2027, up by 62 percent from the $32 billion recorded in 2021, according to forecasts made by Digital TV Research.

From the $20 billion additional revenues, China will add $3 billion, India $3 ...

BARC Rating 12th Week: Star Utsav regains top spot in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 12th Week (19th March – 25th March 2022) has released its report. In India, Star Utsav who gets the fourth spot in the past few weeks has backed again to take their seat of...

13 firms withdrew misleading ads; 3 took corrective measures: Govt.

The Indian government said Wednesday that served with ultimatums by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), 13 companies withdrew misleading advertisements, while three agreed to correct the ads.

The junior Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwin...

Ullu founder Vibhu Agarwal to launch Hindi GEC

On the heels of the success of his homegrown OTT app Ullu, founder Vibhu Agarwal is now set to enter the broadcasting space with the launch of a new Hindi GEC with a new name, which will be soon unveiled.

Agarwal had entered the nascent OTT space after establishing his prowess in the metal industry. Ullu was ...

Lionsgate Play announces new show ‘Gamer Log’

Streaming service Lionsgate Play on Wednesday announced ‘Gamer Log’, a coming-of-age sitcom set against the backdrop of competitive electronic sports popularly called esports.

Created by Karmanya Ahuja, the series will follow the adventures and misadventures of a team of pro...

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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!