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Colors launches new show ‘Fanaa – Ishq Mein Marjawaan’

The Indian pay television GEC channel Colors TV is all set to launch its first fiction show of the year, ‘Fanaa – Ishq Mein Marjawaan’. The show promises to redefine the perception of love and friendship through an enthralling love saga w...

DD makes elaborate preparation for R-Day coverage

As India celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav marking 75 years of India’s Independence, country’s pubcaster Doordarshan’s coverage of Republic day this year will not just be on a mega scale, but also full of unique features.

Special arrangements have been made in association with the I...

TV9 Bangla unveils initiative on Bengali identity ‘Bangaliana’

With an aim to rejuvenate the Bengali identity, TV9 Bangla channel has unveiled the Bangaliana that will celebrate and highlight the achievements of Bengalis across the globe.

‘What Bengal Thinks Today, India Thinks Tomorrow’ is not just a blurb or a line, but a sentiment that highli...

Apple fined 5mn euros by Dutch antitrust body

Apple was fined five million euros ($5.65 million) by the Dutch antitrust regulator on Monday for failing to comply with an order to open its app store to allow dating app providers to use alternative payment methods.

Apple on January 15 said it had complied with the December order b...

Trai issues directive to DPOs on EPG channel classifications

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday in a directive reminded the distribution platforms of video services to ensure that TV channels are listed under one genre and only once in the EPG, making it clear multiple entries were not allowed under the rules.

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Electronics Minister allays fears on stringent rules for phone manufacturing

India’s Communications and IT Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Monday said the

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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!