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DPOs seek to pare payout to b’casters amid revenue challenges

India’s television distribution platform operators (DPOs) are pushing for lower payouts in content carriage agreements as shrinking subscriber numbers and rising channel prices continue to put pressure on their margins. The move is expected to trigger tough negotiations between distributors and broadcasters in the coming months, according to ind...

Menon joins Prime Video, MGM Studios as APAC comms head

Serena Menon has joined Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios as Head of Communications for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. She announced the appointment through a LinkedIn post, describing it as "a new chapter" and expressing enth...

Govt issues notice to Telegram over content piracy issues

The government has issued a notice to Telegram over reports of widespread piracy on the messaging platform, All India Radio reported today citing sources. The notice directs Telegram to take immediate action against the circulation of pirated films, web ser...

AIDCF meets MIB Secy Kumar; flags cable, pay TV challenges

The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) on July 2 met Chanchal Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, and Prabhat, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, to discuss key issues concerning India’s cable TV a...

Indian Govt. to summon Meta over Insta CSAM ads allegations

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will summon Meta, after reports claimed that Instagram, the social media platform run by Meta, was running advertisements allegedly promoting child sexual abuse m...

SPNI appoints Rasesh Upadhyay as Deputy CFO

Sony Pictures Networks India has appointed Rasesh Upadhyay as its Deputy Chief Financial Officer, further strengthening the company's finance leadership team as it continues to focus on business growth, strategic expansion and operational transformation. The a...

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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!