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Falling subscription revenue drags Dish TV to Q1 losses

Dish TV India yesterday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1.56 crore for June quarter 2024-25 impacted by a decline in subscription revenue.

The direct-to-home firm had reported a net profit of Rs 20.54 crore in April-June FY24, according to a regulatory filing from

SPNI announces strategic leadership reshuffle

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has announced a series of key leadership changes to drive its strategic growth and operational excellence. The newly appointed leaders, each bringing a wealth of experience and expertise, are set to play critical roles in SPNI's future success, the company said in a press release. Nachiket Pantvaidya has be...

Govt says cable TV subs down; OTT services partially responsible

The Indian government has said that there has been a decline in cable TV subscribers in India --- which does not include the DTH consumer numbers --- and that the proliferation of the over the top (OTT) platforms could be one of the reason...

Top Indian TV channels stop Nepal services over payment issue

A number of Indian television broadcast companies have stopped relaying their channels in Nepal for the past one week citing delays in settlement of dues by Nepalese cable TV service providers, local media reports from Kathmandu stated.

Networks including Star, Sony, Zee and Colors (...

Mahesh Sharma elevated to President of Chaupal OTT

Chaupal OTT, a rapidly growing platform in the digital streaming industry, has announced the elevation of Mahesh Sharma to the position of President - Revenue Strategy, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances. This marks a significant step in Chaupal OTT's strategic growth and expansion plans. Expressing his enthusiasm about the new role, Mahe...

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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!