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India to be first nation to auction satellite spectrum: TRAI chief

India will be the first country to auction spectrum for satellite communication, and it should be designed to attract investments in the sector, telecom and broadcast regulator Trai chairman PD Vaghela said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a Broadband India Forum summit on

No FreeDish revenue loss when auction stopped in 2017-18: Thakur

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has stated that Doordarshan FreeDish incurred no loss of revenue for the period between 2017-18 when an e-auction process for onboarding private sector TV channels was put on hold.

Network monitoring: MIB extends MSO registration deadline

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has once again extended the date for MSO registration on a government website to facilitate information upload regarding installation of monitoring devices on networks.

“All the MSOs are hereby informed that the last date for registr...

Minister reiterates all govt. entities banned from broadcast biz

The Indian government on Thursday reiterated in parliament that as per a new advisory all government entities, whether federal or at State level, will have to extract themselves from any activity related to the business of broadcasting.

It also said that if any government body is pre...

PADMA gets status of self-regulatory body for news publishers

The Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) has been granted by the Indian government the status of a self- regulatory body under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

According to a...

MIB issues guidelines for MSO platform services

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on Wednesday unveiled a set of guidelines for platform services (PS), including ‘local channels’, offered by multi-system operators (MSOs) in the country.

The total number of permitted PS channels pe...

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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!