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Cabinet approves spectrum refarming to bolster telecom growth

Union Minister for Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, announced on January 17 that the Cabinet has approved the refarming of 687 MHz of spectrum, with 328 MHz set to be released immediately to the telecom industry. This initiative marks a significant step ...

Priya Aiyar named chief legal officer of WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced the appointment of Priya Aiyar as its new Chief Legal Officer, a strategic move as the media conglomerate seeks to strengthen its legal and compliance functions globally. Aiyar will officially assume her role in February 2025 and report directly to David Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer of WBD. Zaslav...

Prasar Bharati launches ‘Kumbhvani’ FM channel

In a landmark initiative, Prasar Bharati's radio division, Akashvani, unveiled a dedicated FM channel, ‘Kumbhvani,’ aimed at disseminating comprehensive information about the Maha Kumbh 2025. The channel, broadcasting on 103.5 MHz, was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during his visit to Prayagraj, PTI reported. Spe...

DD FreeDish opens door to pvt. sector HD TV channel

Prasar Bharati has introduced a groundbreaking revision to its e-auction policy for DD Free Dish slots, marking a new chapter in the evolution of India’s largest free-to-air platform. For the first time, High Definition (HD) channels have been granted eligibil...

Shruti Bhargava returns to Republic Media Network

Shruti Bhargava has rejoined Republic Media Network as the National Head of Branded Content and Associations.

Announcing her return on LinkedIn, Bhargava expressed gratitude to Hersh Bhandari, the G...

India leading growth market in MPA‘s video, b’band report

In a transformative shift for the Asia-Pacific video and broadband industry, Media Partners Asia (MPA) released its highly anticipated Asia Pacific Video & Broadband 2025 report yesterday, forecasting remarkable growth in the region’s video market over the next five years. The report highlights an incremental revenue surge of $16.2 billio...

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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!