Regulation - Indian Broadcasting World

AIDCF: B’casters’, TRAI ‘apathy’ led to TV blackout in 45 mn homes

The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) put the blame of TV entertainment blackout in 45 million homes at the doorsteps of broadcasters and sector regulator TRAI.

TRAI reviews quality of services with TSPs

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held a meeting with major telecom service providers (TSPs) in New Delhi last week to review the issues related to quality of telecom services being faced by consumers and the menace of unsolicited commercial communications (...

Trai tells telcos to block telemarketers’ pesky calls, SMS

Concerned about the increasing number of annoying telemarketing calls and text messages, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed all telecom service providers on Thursday to reverify registered headers and message temp...

MTNL, Vodafone lost fixed line customers in Dec-22: TRAI

Telecom subscriber base rose marginally to 1,170.38 million in December 2022 on account of an increase in fixed line connections, according to official data.

The total subscriber base in the country was at 1,170.17 million in...

MIB: Action taken in 178 TV content-related complaints since 2018

The Indian government yesterday said since 2018 it has taken action in 178 cases related to breach of content or programming code by TV channels.

“Since 2018, the government has tak...

TRAI floats discussion paper on FM radio

Broadcast and telecom regulator TRAI yesterday announced a series of initiatives, including a consuktation paper on FM radio and extending the deadline for submission in another discussion paper on 'Telecommunication Infrastructure Sharing, Spectrum Sharing and Sp...

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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!