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India unveils liberalised uplink, downlink norms for TV channels

India on Wednesday unveiled revised and liberalised uplinking and downlinking guidelines for satellite television channels that allows Indian teleports to uplink foreign channels and scraps permission for live telecast of events --- demands that the broadcast industry has been making for many years.

In a relief, NOCC charges for b’cast service providers removed

It could be treated as a Diwali gift for India’s broadcast sector, which is expected to grow anywhere between 5-8 annually as per various studies eve as TV ad and subscription revenues are pegged to reach Rs. 344 billion and Rs. 415 billion in 2022, respectively, according to an EY-Ficci report released earlier in th...

DTH operators can now share infrastructure

The Indian government on Friday allowed infrastructure sharing, where feasible, by DTH operators, while laying down norms for payment of licence fee and those related to platform services on a satellite service.

Dish TV chairman Jawahar Goel resigns from board

Direct-to-Home operator Dish TV on Monday said its chairman Jawahar Lal Goel has resigned from the board of the company. "Jawahar Lal Goel, Director.... has tendered his resignation from the company's board of directors and committee/s thereof with effect fr...

Jawahar Goel to vacate office at Dish TV Sept. AGM

Direct-to-home operator Dish TV has said Chairman Jawahar Lal Goel will vacate his position at the company's upcoming AGM on September 26, 2022. Goel, whose proposal for reappointment as Managing Director was rejected by the shareholders in an extraordinary meeting (EGM) held in June this year, has not reapplied for continuation as Chairman. ...

Tata Play launches new super saver packs

The Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider, Tata Play, has rolled out new affordable packs for its subscribers. The new bouquet and prices are available to all existing and new customers across India. Subscribers can avail the new Super Saver Packs by visiting their nearest

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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!