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Guest Column: Overhang gone; Zee set for meteoric rise

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)’s approval for the Zee Entertainment-Sony merger without conditions offers further respite for Zee valuation, which has been muted for the past two years (the stock has not given any absolute re...

Guest Column: Sony mirrors Zee on ad revenue

Sony India reported a revenue decline of 2 percent and PAT growth of 6 percent YoY, well ahead of Zee Entertainment, which posted a drop in revenue of 1 percent YoY and a PAT dip of 76 percent YoY in FY23.

In FY23, advertisement, subscription and to...

Guest Column: Regional Content: The future of Indian OTT

According to the data gathered in the year 2021, the top 10 OTT platforms in India had about 12 million users. Presently, this number has reached an astonishing 45 million figure. As per studies conducted and research done, the OTT market is about to be worth around 11,944 crores by the end of 2023. “I prefer watching shows or movies that hav...

Guest Column: Can mandated in-built TV digital tuners bring in STB interoperability?

Indianbroadcastingworld.com few days back reported that the Indian government has notified a new rule that mandates all TV sets being manufactured in the country or being shipped will by 2025 have to have in-built digital satellite TV tuners capable of receiving signals from free to air (FTA) broadcasts with...

Guest Column: With paid subscription, JioCinema targets premium subs

Jio Cinema goes premium/SV for HBO/Warners Bros content. Killing two birds with one stone- Pure-play AVOD doesn’t seODem sustainable and this move targets premium subscribers who want an ad free experience Jio cinema OTT app has announced an annual subscr...

Guest Column: Seductiveness of law, crime & TV news pumped up ratings

By Pankaj Krishna

The seductive combination of law, crime and TV news could be mindboggling. As time ran out on the famed mafia don turned politician from the boro...

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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!