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NBDSA releases guidelines for LGBTQIA+ reporting norms

News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority on Friday asked broadcasters to refrain from promoting homophobia and stereotypes or publicising one's gender identity or sexual orientation without consent. In the new guidelines,

DD FreeDish auctions English news, spiritual channels on day 3

Eight slots under Bucket D of the DD Free Dish e-auction are being held. So far, six out of the eight slots have been sold, which has fetched Prasar Bharati over Rs 99.4 crore. As per industry sources, bidding for the last two slots is currently underway. ...

News channels to buy DD Freedish slot on second day of auction

In a significant development, news channels Zee News, NDTV India, and Aaj Tak secured slots on DD FreeDish during the second day of the auction, for the period spanning from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Zee News and NDTV India reportedly acquired slots ...

DD FreeDish rakes in Rs. 288 cr. in first two days of auctions

Prasar Bharati has successfully generated close to Rs 288 crore during the initial two days of slot auction in MPEG2 on DD FreeDish, selling a total of 13 slots for the period spanning from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025. According to several media report...

Dish TV airs plan to grow its user base

Direct-to-home (DTH) platform Dish TV has adopted a three-pronged strategy to acquire new customers and retain existing ones as it aims to become net positive in customer additions in FY25, CEO Manoj Dobhal told Economic Times. Once India's largest DTH platf...

Dish TV Q3 cuts marginally net loss to Rs 2.83 cr.

Direct-to-home operator Dish TV India yesterday reported a marginal narrowing of consolidated net loss at Rs 2.83 crore in the third quarter ended December 23, 2023.

The company had posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 2.85 crore in the same quarter last fiscal,

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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!