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India blocked 120 YouTube news channels since 2021: MIB Minister

The Indian government said yesterday that it has blocked since 2021 120 YouTube news channels for breaching various regulatory norms.

“Government has since December 2021 issued directions for blocking of 120 YouTube based news channels, including 69 operating from outside India, in t...

NCLT clears Sony-Zee merger, paving way for $10bn behemoth

India paved the way yesterday for a $10 billion media and entertainment powerhouse, giving Zee Entertainment and the Indian unit of Japan's Sony Group a key merger approval.

Zee's shares were up Thursday after the National Company Law Tribunal cleared the long-delayed deal to create ...

NCLAT dismisses plea against PVR-INOX merger

On August 10, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) rendered a verdict rejecting an appeal lodged by the Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS), contesting a Competition Commissio...

Parliament okays PDP Bill safeguarding citizens’ digital rights

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill passed by the Parliament yesterday is an important step to protect citizens' rights and support innovation economy and governance, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

NBF writes to Anurag Thakur on BARC’s news genre data

The News Broadcasters’ Federation (NBF), in a letter to the Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, has raised an alarm that weekly ratings for TV news channels could be impeded, which could be detrimental for the genre.

“It h...

Despite rise in total income, Zee reports quarterly loss

Zee Entertainment Enterprises yesterday reported a quarterly loss, hurt by weak demand for advertisements, while expenses surged.

The broadcaster, according to a Reuters report, which is closing i...

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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!