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MIB advisory to SM influencers on endorsing online betting platforms

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has today advised all endorsers and influencers on social media to refrain from promoting or advertising, including surrogate advertisements, of offshore online betting and gambling platforms. The Ministry has said that these advertisements have a significant financial an...

Govt. notifies new film certification rules with new age ratings

The india government has notified the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024 to comprehensively improve the film certification process, an official statement said yesterday. It said the rules will help in the adoption of online certification processes for enhanced transparency, efficiency and ease of doing business for the

MIB orders 18 OTT platforms’ takedown for obscene content

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing obscene, vulgar and, in some instances, pornographic content.

M&E industry to top Rs. 3 lakh cr. by ‘26: Ficci-EY report

The digital media will potentially overtake television as the leading segment in the media & entertainment sector in 2024 with an estimated size of Rs 75,100 crore, said a joint report from industry body FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Ind...

Who are main rivals of Disney Star-Viacom18 merged entity?

India's top conglomerate, Reliance Industries and Walt Disney on Wednesday announced the merger of their Indian television and streaming media assets, creating an $8.5 billion entertainment juggernaut in the world's most populous na...

Govt. to be entertainment biz enabler, says MIB Secy Jaju

Information and Broadcasting Ministry Secretary Sanjay Jaju visited the premises of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) in Mumbai and held a meeting with wide ranging stakeholders of the film industry, including industry associations and studios.

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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!