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Watcho partners Fastway, Netplus for entertainment bundle

In a strategic move aimed at enhancing customer convenience and expanding its regional footprint, Dish TV’s OTT aggregation platform, Watcho, has entered into a partnership with Fastway, a prominent Cable TV service provider, and Netplus, Fastway’s internet service arm. According to Dish TV press release, the collaboration marks the debut of ...

Sony Pictures channels return to Tata Play’s DTH packages

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) channels have returned to Tata Play’s direct-to-home (DTH) packages following the resolution of a recent dispute between the two companies, The Economic Times reported. Tata Play had begun removing SPNI channels on Aug...

Tata Play Binge launches PaaS solution for Bangladesh’s Akash Digital TV

Tata Play Binge, utilizing its advanced Cloud technology, has launched a Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution for Akash Digital TV, the Direct To Home (DTH) service by BEXIMCO Communications Limited in Bangladesh. This innovative solution simplifies conten...

DTH firms lose over 3 million subscribers in FY24

In the fiscal year ending March 2024, India's four private direct-to-home (DTH) operators lost a significant 3.28 million active subscribers, the Economic Times reported, quoting the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) Performance Indicator Report rele...

Tata Play’s loss widens three-fold as DTH takes a hit

Tata Play, India’s largest direct-to-home (DTH) TV operator, reported a significant financial setback for the fiscal year 2024, with losses ballooning over three-fold due to increased competitive pressures in its core DTH business. According to the company’...

Dish TV Q4 net loss widens; revenue dips 19%

Direct-to-home broadcast service provider Dish TV India on Monday said its consolidated net loss widened to Rs 1,989.69 crore in March 2024 quarter due to impairment of investments in OTT business Watcho as well as property, plant and equipment. The company ...

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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!