NBF to deepen focus on regional news channels, digital platforms

More than 70 member news channels of the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF), an industry body of television news channels, came together to discuss, deliberate and debate on issues impacting their reach, revenue, and regulations at the first flagship event, ‘NBF National Conclave: The Future of News’, held in New Delhi.

The one-day-long landmark NBF national conclave, held earlier in the week, was inaugurated by Venkaiah Naidu, former Vice-President of India. The conclave had the finest line of speakers deliberating on and sharing their perspectives on the issues, opportunities, and challenges impacting the news media doing public service, a press release from NBF claimed.

The event was telecast live on more than 70 news channels and streamed across over 100 digital news platforms in almost all the languages of the country, “creating history’ in terms of the reach of an audience of about 100 crore television viewers through its member news channels, the statement said.

NBF Founding President Arnab Goswami announced the official expansion of NBF’s membership base by further strengthening its democratic governance structure and growth in terms of the reach of news broadcasters and digital platforms across the country.

The decision was taken during an open house interaction with the governing board and the members at the closing ceremony of NBF’s national conclave.

The NBF national conclave was hosted by 24News, Aalami Samay, CVR English, CVR Health, CVR News, DA News Plus, Dighvijay, 24×7 News, DY365, First India News Rajasthan, Gulistan News, IBC24, India News Gujarat, India News Haryana, India News Hindi, India News MPCG, India News Punjab HP, India News Rajasthan, India News UP, iNews, Jaya TV, JK24X7, Khabar Fast, Living India News, MH One News, ND24, Network 10, News First Kannada, News Live, News Nation, News State MPCG, News State UPUK, News7 Tamil, News9, NewsX, North East Live, North East News, OTV, Prag News, PTC News, Puthiya Thalaimurai Tamil, Republic Bangla, Republic Bharat, Republic TV, S Newz, Samay Haryana, Sahara Samay, Samay Bihar, Samay Maharashtra, Samay MPCG, Samay Rajasthan, Samay UP, TV5 Kannada, TV5 Telugu, TV9 Bangla, TV9 Bharatvarsh, TV9 Gujarati, TV9 Kannada, TV9 Marathi, TV9 Telugu, and V6 News Telugu.

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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.”

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