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Govt. rules out any fresh consultation on digital regulations

The Indian government has ruled out any review of the country’s digital regulations through fresh consultations, dispelling rumours, as well as any changes in the rule that exempts social media intermediaries from liabilities for third-party content on their platforms.

“There is no s...

India’s Aprajita Sharrma gets prestigious ITU position

Indian officer Aprajita Sharrma has been appointed as the vice chairperson of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s Council Standing Committee on Administration and Management.

Sharrma, an Indian Post & Telegraph service official, would be the vice-chair of the ITU co...

Sunil Lulla joins Dentsu as consultant advisor for India

Dentsu has announced the appointment of industry veteran Sunil Lulla as the consultant advisor for India. As a consultant advisor, he will work closely with, and report to, Peter Huijboom, interim chief executive officer, Dentsu India, to focus on driving business growth and activation in the market wh...

63 MPEG2 TV channels hop on to FreeDish; several genres expanded

That Indian pubcaster Doordarshan’s FreeDish is a growing competition to pay TV platforms got reiterated when after some fierce bidding, 63 channels managed to find slots for a year on the free DTH platform.

In the latest e-auction for allotment of MPEG-2 slots of DD

China to crack down on livestreamers for tax evasion

China's tax regulator said on Wednesday that it will crack down on tax evasion in its booming livestreaming industry, and will start requiring online platforms to report livestreamers' identities, income and profits every six months.

The State Taxation Administration (STA) said on it...

Ullu founder Vibhu Agarwal to launch Hindi GEC

On the heels of the success of his homegrown OTT app Ullu, founder Vibhu Agarwal is now set to enter the broadcasting space with the launch of a new Hindi GEC with a new name, which will be soon unveiled.

Agarwal had entered the nascent OTT space after establishing his prowess in the metal industry. Ullu was ...

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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!