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Govt allays C&S industry concerns at SatCab’23

The SatCab Symposium 2023, an Aavishkar Media Group initiative, is back with some new TV and video content industry topics and a stellar lineup of speakers from across the media spectrum.

Themed ‘Is the future o...

‘Pathaan’ ticket advance booking soon; HC for closed captions in OTT version

Even as advance bookings for Shah Rukh Khan’s much-anticipated movie ‘Pathaan’ opens on January 20, five days prior its theatrical release, a Delhi court has directed the film’s makers to ensure closed captioning and audio descriptions to smoothen the viewing on O...

IT Rules amendments dwell on online gaming sector regulations

Even as the government released an amended IT Rules 2021, incorporating provisions for the online gaming sector and some updates on fake news content, it said that the date for submitting comments has been extended by about a week.

Shillong to have India’s first online gaming centre of excellence

Digital India Startup Hub through the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) shall set up India’s first Centre of Excellence (CoE) in online gaming at Shillong by March 2023, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, and Skill Development & Ent...

NDTV says president, other senior execs resign

New Delhi Television Ltd said on Friday that some more of its senior executives, including President Suparna Singh, had resigned, a move that comes less than a month after the Adani Group took control of about 65 percent of the Indian broadcaster.

SC agrees to examine Google’s plea on Jan 16

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear Google's appeal against a decision by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that refused to stay a Rs 1,337.76 crore penalty imposed by 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!