Regulation - Indian Broadcasting World

Red Fort blasts: Govt advises news channels to be circumspect

The Indian government has advised news channels to show restraint while airing content related to a deadly blast near Red Fort in Delhi over a week back, which has claimed 15 human lives till now, and has sent the security forces and sleuths on a country-wide hunt for the perpetrators.

Govt explores ‘compressing’ personal data rules’ compliance period

The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules, which currently offer an 18-month transition period for companies, may see this timeline "compressed" for large companies as the government engages with industry stakeholders on the issue. Big tech firms and many large companies already abide by stringent data protection standards in many oth...

Govt. ads will fetch 26% more for print media as rates rejigged

In a major sop for the media sector, the Indian government has decided to revise the rates of advertisements it releases by 26 percent, apart from introducing premium category for coloured ads as per recommendations made by a committee set up to review the structure. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Information & Br...

TRAI starts consultation to review telecom interconnect rules

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday released a consultation paper titled ‘Review of Existing TRAI Regulations on Interconnection Matters’, initiating a comprehensive exercise to modernize India’s telecom interconnection framework.

The review seeks to update and...

MIB seeks industry views on media sector anti-piracy measures

Taking cognisance of the growing economic losses and enforcement challenges arising from digital piracy across films, television, and OTT platforms, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has initiated a comprehensive review to strengthen India’s...

TRAI tells DPOs to finish audits by Dec.31 or face penalties

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked all cable TV, DTH and IPTV operators to complete their mandatory annual audits for 2025 by December 31.

In an advisory issued yesterday, the regulator warned that companies failing to do so could face financial penalties unde...

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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!