Regulation - Indian Broadcasting World

CUTS Intl. bats for TRAI-CCI evidence-based monopoly evaluation of cable TV

Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS) International, a non-governmental organisation working on public interest issues, has suggested that TRAI and India’s antitrust body CCI should ...

Govt. forms panel on RPD; BARC to resume TV news channels’ audience data

Even as the Indian government asked BARC India to resume handing out audience data for Tv news channels with ‘immediate effect’, it also announced formation of a committee, with stakeholders’ representation, to explore ways to capture data from STBs (return path data) to m...

Set aside NTO 2.0 as it hurts LCOs, consumers: SCOWA to TRAI

South Indian State Andhra Pradesh-based Seemaandhra Cable TV Operators Welfare Association (SCOWA) has urged TRAI to set aside implementation of NTO 2.0 as it doesn’t take into account the ‘negative impact’ it would have on local cable operators and consumers, while allegi...

TRAI says tariff regime not applicable on OTT platforms

Amidst a major pushback from stakeholders, especially cable operators, against TRAI’s NTO 2.0 implementation and demand for regulating prices of OTT platforms, the regulator has said its tariff regime is no...

TRAI asks TN cable body to withdraw legal notice on tariff

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday asked the Tamil Nadu Digital Cable TV Operators Association to withdraw the legal notice against the implementation of the new tariff framework and deferment of revised charges by Star India. In a letter to the legal counsel for the Tamil Nadu...

MIB allows MSO infra sharing; issues guidelines

As first reported by Indianbroadcastingworld.com last week, the Indian government has formally permitted sharing of infrastructure amongst MSOs on a voluntary basis, subject to the guidelines issued.

“Consequent upon acceptance of...

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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!