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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.

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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 ...

GTPL Hathway elevates customer experience with GIVA

GTPL Hathway Limited, India's largest Multi-System Operator (MSO), has introduced an upgraded version of its WhatsApp bot, GIVA, featuring advanced AI capabilities. This enhancement reflects GTPL Hathway's commitment to leveraging cutting-edge d...

Dish TV Launches ‘Dish TV Smart+’ Services

Dish TV, a leading DTH provider in India, has embarked on a groundbreaking journey to redefine entertainment consumption with the launch of 'Dish TV Smart+' services. This pioneering initiative marks a significant milestone in the industry by offering customers ...

Broadband, OTT could bolster Tata Play amid DTH decline

Tata Play's revenue from the core direct-to-home (DTH) business is predicted to decrease in the medium term due to moderation in its subscriber base. Still, this decline is anticipated to be offset by growth in broadband and over-the-top (OTT) businesses. Ac...

Is Tata Group buying Disney stake in DTH firm Tata Play?

Tata Group is considering buying Walt Disney Co.’s stake in Tata Play Ltd. to give it full control of the subscription television broadcaster, people familiar with the matter said, continuing a shakeup in India’s media industry.

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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!