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DTH revenue slide to ease to 3–4% this fiscal year: Report

India’s private direct-to-home (DTH) television operators are expected to witness another year of revenue decline in FY26, but the fall is likely to moderate to 3–4 per cent compared with a sharper 5 per cent drop in the previous fiscal.

The sector, which has been under sustained pre...

Prasar Bharati announces 90th e-auction for DD FreeDish MPEG-2 slots

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited bids for its 90th e-auction to allot vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD FreeDish for the period from August 29, 2025, to March 31, 2026, on a pro-rata basis. The online auction is tentatively scheduled to begin on August 20, 2025. According to the August 11 notification, the process will be conducted under...

Celebrate Fatherhood with ‘Drishyam’ this Sunday on Tata Play South Talkies

This Father’s Day, Tata Play South Talkies is inviting viewers to honour the silent strength and unwavering love of fathers with a gripping cinematic masterpiece ‘Drishyam’, the Malayalam thriller that changed the face of Indian cinema. Tune in to channel #350 and immerse yourself in a story that celebrates the quiet courage and fierce protectio...

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. ...

Prasar Bharati announces 26 winners of DD Free Dish MPEG-4 e-auction

India’s Free-To-Air (FTA) broadcasting landscape, Prasar Bharati has announced the winners of the 7th Annual (86th) e-auction for MPEG-4 slots on DD Free Dish. A total of 26 channels successfully secured slots during the auction, which was held on March 4, 202...

DD starts consultation on revising auction norms for FreeDish MPEG4 slots

Even as Doordarshan has invited bids for MPEG2 and MPEG4 slots on its free DTH platform FreeDish for June 2024 to March 2025 period, it has simultaneously sought stakeholders’ comments in a short consultation paper for revising norms for MPEG4 auction process.

The latest rounds of e-...

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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!