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SC issues notice to TRAI in NTO 2.0 case; next hearing Sept 7

India’s Supreme Court Wednesday issued notice to broadcast and telecom regulator TRAI in a case related to its tariff regulations, challenged by the broadcasters and some others like Star TV, Zee and...

NTO 2.0 case hearing Wednesday in SC raises expectations

Stakeholders and observers of the Indian media and entertainment sector would be anxiously looking forward to today’s happenings at the Supreme Court when it would, once again, look into the challenge by broadcasters and others of a Bombay High Court order that upheld sector r...

India Today group reverses salary cuts for magazine staff

At a time when jobs are difficult to come by and salary reductions have cut into most salaried class’ budgets since last year, there’s some good news today. No, we are not talking about the new channel from the India Today Group (Good News Today), but a letter fro...

The Q appoints Sujata Samant as head of marketing

The Q, India’s fastest growing youth-focused, Hindi GEC, has announced the appointment of Sujata Samant as Head of Marketing. She will report to Krishna Menon, COO. In her new role, she will be responsible for driving

OneFitPlus signs Kiara Advani, Sid Malhotra as brand ambassadors

Actors Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra, presently basking in the success of film “Shershah”, based on Kargil war hero Vikram Batra’s life, and also known for their fitness and disciplined regimes, will be promoting OneFitPlu...

NBA changes name to embrace digital

The News Broadcasters Association (NBA), India’s largest body of news broadcasters, has decided to change its name to News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA), said in a statement. NDTV reported, “NBA consist of the nation’s top-rated news c...

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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!