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Media QuickView: TDSAT order on TV content shared on OTT platforms could have negative impact

By Karan Taurani@Elara Capital

(TDSAT, the telecom and broadcast disputes tribunal, in an order dated September 20, 2022 directed the pay channel broadcasters to supply details to broadcast regulator TRAI as to how they were retransmitting live/linear channels onto O...

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...

MIB okays 3 MSO ops in Aug, Sept; rejects one application

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has granted three MSOs registrations and given permissions to operate networks in the months of August and September.

As on September 12, 2022, the total number of registered MSOs in India stood at 1,749. As per a 2017 order, all reg...

Telcos implement TRAI rules on monthly voucher schemes

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday said the country’s telcos have implemented an amendment in the tariff rules on 30 days vouchers for the consumers.

Pointing out the Telecommunication Tariff Order (TTO) was suitably amended after consultations with stakeholde...

Trai issues consultation paper on DRM in b’cast services

India’s broadcast regulator TRAI on Friday issued a consultation paper to address issues related to digital rights management (DRM) and piracy impacting the broadcast and cable distribution sector.

It said that during dialogues with stakeholders numerous comments were received on DRM...

DistroTV ups distribution; streaming free on VIZIO smart TVs

DistroTV, the US’ largest, independent, free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) app, has announced that it is expanding its content offerings to VIZIO.

Now millions of VIZIO users can stream DistroTV’s impressive and diverse content lineup --- 270 channels and growing plus thousands o...

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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!

Ashok Mansukhani, Corporate Law and Media Law Advocate at Ashokmansukhani Associates

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