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Five channels win MPEG-4 slots in DD Free Dish’s 88th e-auction

The Prasar Bharati-backed DD Free Dish platform has concluded its 88th e-auction for MPEG-4 slots, bringing five more channels onboard for the upcoming allotment period. The new slots, secured through a competitive bidding process, are valid from June 13, 2025, to March 31, 2026. According to

Bridging gaps, collabs, adaptation key to b’casting’s future: Sanjiv Shankar

Speaking at the AIDCF event yesterday, Sanjiv Shankar, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser at the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and former Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), delivered a compelling address that transcended the usual discourse on industry challenges. ...

News18 India’s new print ad says ‘3 saal se gire, Aaj Tak nahi uthe’

Hindi news channel News18 India took a sharp dig at its arch-rival Aaj Tak with a bold front-page advertisement in The Economic Times today, flaunting its clear dominance in the Hindi news genre. The campaign, headlined with a cheeky and confident punchline — ‘3 saal se gire, Aaj Tak nahi uthe’ — proudly asserts News18 India’s consistent leaders...

Toonz Media, New-Gen Universe in pact for ‘Nanobot Heroes’

Toonz Media Group, a global animation leader, has teamed up with New-Gen Universe in a strategic partnership to bring to life a high-octane new animated series, ‘Nanobot Heroes’. The project reimagines the original Marvel-distributed comic book franchise as a cinematic 3D CGI experience, aiming to push the ...

‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’ steps into OTT ring June 13 on Sony LIV

The Malayalam sports comedy ‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’, which charmed audiences in theatres, is all set to punch its way into homes as it makes its digital debut on Sony LIV this June 13. A playful yet inspiring blend of sports, c...

WBD splits studio & streaming biz from fading cable TV ops

Even as in New Delhi yesterday, the All India Digital Cable Federation, a trade body of MSOs in India, released a report stating that unless urgent interventions are done, including regulatory, the future of cable TV looks bleak (subscriber base projected to shrink to about 80 million by 2030), few hours down the lin...

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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!