Industry - Indian Broadcasting World

Tara Kapur quits Netflix

Tara Kapur, Co-Lead, Series Marketing at Netflix India, has left the company. She announced the move on LinkedIn. According to Kapur's post, "Leaving Netflix has been one of the most difficult decisions I've had to make. It's been three years of working a...

Data regulation provision to be included in new Digital India Act

The government plans to include data regulation provisions in a new Digital India Act, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. While speaking at an event at the Foreign Correspondent Club of South Asia in New Delhi on ...

IAMAI flays OTT licensing proposal in draft Telecoms Bill

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Friday said that creating room for licensing provisions applicable to over-the-top (OTT) service providers presents an existential threat to India's startup ecosystem by creating "herculean barriers to...

NDTV a ‘responsibility’ not a biz opportunity: Gautam Adani to FT

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani sees the takeover of news broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV)as a "responsibility" rather than a business opportunity, he said in an interview with the Financial Times on Friday. The ports-to-energy conglomerate run by ...

IT Minister allays fears on govt. oversight in data protection Bill

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday allayed concerns over the extent of independence of the government-appointed oversight body proposed in the draft Data Protection Bill, saying just like (central bank) RBI and (markets regulator) SEBI, the architecture of the new body will ensure its autonomy on issues. Vaishnaw, who was speaking at

Times Now Summit 2022 announces speaker lineup, theme

As India cements its place as a global agenda-setter, Times Now brings together the best minds in the country to reflect on ‘India: Vibrant Democracy. Global Bright Spot’. Times Network announced the latest edition of the

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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!