Regulation - Indian Broadcasting World

New MIB Secy Kumar, visits FTII, NFDC–NFAI, Pune DD Center

Chanchal Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), Government of India, visited the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), National Film Development Corporation–National Film Archive of India (NFDC–NFAI), and Doordarshan Centre, Pune, on Monday. This marks his first visit to the...

Overall telecom subs base grows in Feb; b’band tops1.05 bn: TRAI

India’s telecom sector recorded overall growth in February 2026, with total telephone subscribers rising to around 1,314 million and broadband users crossing 1,052 million, reflecting steady expansion in both wireless and internet services, according to data released yesterday by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of I...

MIB clears name, logo changes for IN10 Media’s six TV channels

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has granted approval to M/s. IN10 Media Private Limited for changes in the names and logos of six of its non-news television channels, marking a significant branding shift across its network portfolio. According to an MIB advisory, the approvals cover multiple chan...

DONER Secy Chanchal Kumar swaps places with MIB’s Jaju

In a bureaucratic reshuffle affected by the Indian government yesterday, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved a series of appointments, including

TRAI issues new audit manual for digital TV distribution systems

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday issued the Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Digital Addressable Systems Audit Manual, 2026, providing a comprehensive framework for auditing digital television distribution platforms in the country.

The reg...

FY26 Q3 pay TV viewership dips; telecom subs, revenues up: TRAI

The latest ‘Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report’ for the quarter ending December 31, 2025 released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yesterday shows mixed trends in the media and entertainment segments alongside continued expansion in the telecom sector.

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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!