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Disney Star appoints Ajit Varghese as head of network advertising sales

Ajit Varghese has been named head of network advertising sales at Disney Star. He will be responsible for the overall advertising revenues of Disney Star's television and digital businesses, as well as driving growth through transformative sales and channel strategies, alliance formation, and...

BIS publishes standards for digital TV receivers, built-in satellite tuners

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published the norms for digital television receivers with built-in satellite tuners, amongst three significant Indian standards in the area of electronics, facilitating easy viewing of free TV, especially those channels belonging to...

Prasar Bharati mulling OTT platform

Prasar Bharati is "evaluating" the possibility of coming up with an OTT platform months after it signed an agreement with YuppTV to expand the global reach of Doordarshan's DD India channel, a senio...

Kerala HC says ‘not inclined’ to stay TRAI tariff rules

The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to grant MSOs and a section of LCOs interim relief in a case related to broadcast regulator TRAI’s amended tariff rules.

Having taken up the case, the court observed it was ‘not inclined’ to pass an inte...

28 regional DD channels to be HD-capable; FreeDish targets 250 slots

Out of the Rs. 2539.61 crore cleared by the Indian government for investments in pubcaster Prasar Bharati, the plan is to pump in Rs. 950 crore in priority projects of AIR and Doordarshan with focus on expansion and strengthening of the FM radio network and mobile TV productio...

ASCI extends ‘Dark Patterns’ paper feedback deadline

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has pushed back the deadline for feedback on its discussion paper on advertising manipulation from December 31, 2022, to January 16, 2023. "We have received requests from some industry organizations for a deadline extension. Once we have received all of...

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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!