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Govt. starts public consultation on draft b’cast rules under Telecom Act

The government yesterday published the draft broadcast rules that are to be subsumed into the new Telecommunication Act and threw them open for public consultation. Inputs, comments, or suggestions, if any, are to be sent to the designated officials at the ...

More TV channels shut down as viewers go online: ET report

India’s traditional TV industry is facing pressure as broadcasters are reviewing their channel portfolios. According to The Economic Times report yesterday, some channels have been shut down, while some planned channels wer...

Chandra opposes 5-member NCLT bench formation in insolvency case

Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra has opposed the formation of a five-member bench by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to decide his personal insolvency case. According to a PTI r...

In ET interview, Subhash Chandra speaks on personal insolvency case

Zee Group founder and Chairman Emeritus Subhash Chandra has spoken about his personal insolvency case and the controversy surrounding the repayment plan approved by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). According to an interview with Chandra published in...

NCLT bench today stays Subhash Chandra’s Rs 6.25cr repayment plan

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has stayed the operation of its August 25 order that approved a Rs 6.25-crore repayment plan for Zee Group founder Subhash Chandra against admitted creditor claims of...

No consensus in National Company Law Tribunal on Chandra loan issue

No final order has been passed by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in the personal insolvency case against Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra over claims of over Rs 22,000 crore, as its two-member bench on Monday failed...

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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!