IBW Admin - Indian Broadcasting World

German pubcaster DW launches Tamil YouTube channel

German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) is expanding its journalistic offering to include Tamil as its 32nd broadcast language from November 1. The DW Tamil YouTube channel would complement programmes in other Indian languages like Hindi, Bengali and Urdu.

The new YouTube chann...

Will it be MAANG or MAMATA or …after FB rebrands itself?

MAANG? MANGA? Or MAMATA? Facebook's rebranding to Meta Platforms has launched a search for a new name for the high-flying FAANG group that also includes Apple, Amazon.com, Netflix and Alphabet (Google’s parent).

Facebook on Thursday announced it is now called Meta Platforms as the so...

CSK felicitates Neeraj Chopra, presents him Rs. 1 cr.

Three-time Indian Premier League cricket champions Chennai Super Kings on Sunday honoured Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra by presenting him Rs one crore (Rs. 10 million) in recognition of his historic feat at the Tokyo Games.

CSK also presented a special jersey with the number 8...

Changing TV landscape has made TRAI revisit cable distribution monopoly

Sample some facts. India’s television industry was worth INR 68,5002 crore in 2020. Subscription revenues account for around 60-65 percent of the overall industry revenue. There are over 900 TV channels and 1,500 MSOs licenced by the government. As per latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, in Ju...

Twitter introduces labs for blue subscribers

American micro-blogging and social media networking service Twitter is rolling out a new feature called ‘Labs’ for Twitter Blue, its premium subscription service. Labs will give Twitter blue subscribers early access to features ...

Watcho brings new web show

Dish TV India’s OTT platform Watcho, is bringing in newly freshly brewed content to entertain viewers at home. The platform has debuted a new family drama web series called ‘Papa Ka Scooter’, which stars Sukesh Mishra, Bhoomi Shukla, R...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS

Quote-UnQuote

“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!