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Comms Ministry seeks public views on draft of new telecom rules

India’s Ministry of Communications has put out a draft of proposed new telecoms laws for public consultation after having held earlier extensive dialogue with stakeholders, with an aim to develop a modern and future-ready legal framework in telecommunications.

In a statement on Thurs...

Times Network bolsters digital biz with key appointments

India’s premium broadcast network, Times Network’s digital arm, Timesnownews.com, and its digital assets have demonstrated promising growth on the back of content innovation, the fastest news delivery, and multilingual offerings across platf...

Mainstream TV channels biggest threat to mainstream media: Thakur

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Tuesday criticised the mainstream media for polarising the country, saying the biggest threat to mainstream media is not from new age digital platforms, but from the mainstrea...

9X Media appoints Bhupendra Makhi as CEO

The largest Indian music broadcaster, 9X Media today announced that it has elevated Bhupendra Makhi to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). During his long innings with 9X, Bhupendra was also the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company, who rose the ranks fr...

Network18 appoints Palki Sharma as managing editor

Network18 has appointed senior broadcast journalist and editor Palki Sharma as Managing Editor. Sharma will launch a new multi-platform video project for the group. This will be her second innings at Network18, where she has earlier worked in different capacities...

MIB issues operation rules for DTH ops’ licence fee, platform services

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday announced new guidelines for DTH operators’ payments of annual licence fee and the platform services, which are channels carried by distribution platform operators.

Interestingly, MIB has said that the content of the platfor...

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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!