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Cabinet approves expansion of private FM Radio to 234 new cities, towns

In a significant move to expand the reach of private FM radio across India, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the rollout of FM radio services to 234 new cities and towns. This initiative will be carried out through the third batch of ascending e-auctions for 730 FM channels, with an estimated reserve pr...

CCI approves $8.5 bn merger of Disney, Reliance media assets

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the $8.5 billion merger of Reliance Industries' media assets with those of Disney's Indian operations, subject to certain voluntary modifications. The approval, announced on Wednesday, marks a significant development in the Indian media landscape, The Economic Times reported. The deal,...

NBDA flags DD FreeDish, TRP issues in meeting with PM

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) yesterday flagged the twin issues of a contentious bidding process for limited slots on Doordarshan FreeDish and the audience measurement data generated by BARC India, amongst others, in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Zee, Culver Max, Bangla Entertainment settle merger disputes

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE), Culver Max Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (CMEPL), operating under the Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) brand, and Bangla Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (BEPL) has reached a significant settlement to resolve all disputes related to the Merger Co-operation Agreement and the Composite Scheme of Arrangement. This reso...

Govt. withdraws memo on copyright law, Internet b’cast

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has withdrawn an office memorandum of September 2016 regarding extending the scope of a rule of copyright law to internet transmissions.

RIL, Disney may need to trim cricket dominance to seal merger

The Indian antitrust body's opposition to a proposed $8.5 billion merger of the Indian media assets of Walt Disney and Reliance may force the companies to sell some lucrative cricket broadcast rights or commit to advertising price c...

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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!