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Govt starts initiatives on AI skilling, MYWAVES, FreeDish tuners

Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw yesterday launched three key initiatives --- including a national AI skilling programme and in-built satellite tuner-enabled television systems for the pubcaster’s DTH service --- aimed at strengthening India’s media ecosystem, expanding digital content c...

RailTel bags big Prasar Bharati contract for DD cloud services

The government-controlled RailTel Corporation of India has secured a Rs.159.80 crore contract from country’s pubcaster Prasar Bharati for providing cloud-based integrated newsroom services for Doordarshan, the company said in a regulatory filing to the stock market BSE.

The contract ...

SATCAB 2026 to spotlight future of broadcasting, OTT, digital media

SATCAB Symposium 2026 early next week is set to bring together some of the biggest voices from India’s broadcasting, digital media and technology ecosystem, with a strong focus on emerging trends, policy direction and business transformation. Scheduled to be held on March 24 and 25 in New Delhi along with the

Transport sector triples to Rs.23 lakh cr, says Gadkari

India’s transport sector has expanded more than threefold to reach Rs.23 lakh crore, while generating over 4.5 crore jobs, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said at the WION World Pulse event, underlining the sector’s growing role in ...

AIDCF moves TDSAT on WAVES OTT mulling onboarding linear TV channels

The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) has approached the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) challenging Prasar Bharati’s move to onboard linear satellite TV channels on its WAVES OTT platform, raising concerns over regulatory violations and an uneven playing field. According to details outlined in the petition...

Content India 2026 concludes with 700+ global participants

Content India 2026 wrapped up successfully, bringing together over 700 participants from India and international markets for three days of discussions, collaboration, and insights into the evolving content ecosystem. According to a press release, the summit—organised by

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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!