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MIB warning to 592 non-compliant MSOs to shape up by Aug 15

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has issued a warning to 592 MSOs, declared non-compliant on various counts by the government, to adhere to the rules under which they were granted registration as they are still ‘active’.

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IT Minister urges Opposition parties to debate Data Protection Bill

Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, called on the Opposition to act responsibly and participate in the upcoming debate on the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) bill, scheduled to be ...

Clare Bloomfield named AVIA Chief Policy Officer

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) has appointed Clare Bloomfield as its new Chief Policy Officer (CPO) with immediate effect.

Bloomfield has been with the team since 2017 as Director, Policy & Research, and more recently as Acting CPO, hel...

BJP MP Tiwari calls for immediate anti-tobacco measures in OTT shows

Smoking scenes have become a trend in programmes on OTT platforms, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said in Parliament and called for immediate action to curb the propagation of tobacco on online curated content.

Film fraternity welcomes Cinematograph Act changes to tackle piracy

The Indian film fraternity has welcomed the amendments to the Cinematograph Act mandating a maximum jail term of three years and a fine of up to five per cent of the production cost of the film for those involved in film piracy and circulation of such content.

Puneet Chandok to lead Microsoft India, South Asia

Tech giant Microsoft made a significant announcement yesterday, naming Puneet Chandok as the new Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia. Effective September 1, Chandok will take over the operational responsibilities from Anant Maheshwari, an official release by Microsoft said. ...

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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!