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Kavita Khandelwal joins ZEE News as regional head

Kavita Khandelwal has moved on to a new professional chapter, taking charge as Regional Head at ZEE News. The appointment marks a significant transition in her media career, coming after nearly five years at Republic Media, where she played a key role across marketing and sales leadership functions.

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WAVES initiatives strengthened AVGC ecosystem: Murugan

The Indian government has said that various initiatives taken under the newly conceptualised WAVES movement, apart from other measures, has contributed to strengthening of the country’s animation, visual effects, gaming and comics or AVGC ecosystem

Detailing the various government st...

Govt. spending Rs. 2,540cr to modernise DD, Akashvani: Murugan

The Indian government is taking sustained measures to strengthen the functioning and audience reach of public broadcasters Doordarshan and Akashvani in an increasingly competitive broadcasting environment, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan has said.

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Pubcaster’s WAVES OTT aiming global expansion, revenues

The Indian government yesterday said that public broadcaster Prasar Bharati’s primarily subscription-free streaming platform, WAVES OTT, is gaining popularity and is presently also focusing on expanding globally apart from strategizing to up its revenues from overseas markets.

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Govt. not considering rules for use of AI in filmmaking: Murugan

The Indian government has no proposal under consideration presently to regulate use of artificial intelligence in the media and entertainment sector, especially in the film-making processes, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting

HC dismisses plea against TRAI’s 2022 Cable TV amendments

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the Cable TV Operators Welfare Association challenging two key amendments introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in 2022.

The court noted that the issue had already been conclusively settled b...

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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!