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Guest Column: Are b’casters battling tariff regime or resisting regulations?

Posted on 5 years agoNovember 8, 2021 by IBW Admin

A. BACKGROUND TO NEW TARIFF ORDER:2 1. On 01.2020, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued amendments to the Digital Tariff Order (popularly known as N.T.O.:1) issued earlier on 03.03.2017 titled The Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth) (Addressable Systems) Tariff Order, 2017 (Tariff Order 2017). 2. The Explanatory Memorandum to the amended Tariff […]

Havas Media Group India promotes Manas Lahiri and Ravinder Siwach

Posted on 5 years ago by IBW Admin

The global marketing and communication group Havas Creative Group India has announced a restructuring of its senior leadership team at Havas Worldwide (Creative) India. Effective immediately, Manas Lahiri, president North, has been elevated to the role of managing director and Ravinder Siwach, currently, the national creative director has been promoted to the role of executive […]

Changing TV landscape has made TRAI revisit cable distribution monopoly

Posted on 5 years agoNovember 8, 2021 by IBW Admin

Sample some facts. India’s television industry was worth INR 68,5002 crore in 2020. Subscription revenues account for around 60-65 percent of the overall industry revenue. There are over 900 TV channels and 1,500 MSOs licenced by the government. As per latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, in June 2021, in the first half […]

Discovery appoints Anil Jhingan as President & MD, APAC

Posted on 5 years agoOctober 29, 2021 by IBW Admin

American pay television network and flagship channel Discovery on Wednesday announced Anil Jhingan as its new president and managing director of Asia Pacific. He will be based in London and report to JB Perrette, president and CEO of Discovery streaming and international activities. Jhingan will commence his role from November 1, as current regional head […]

Disney, Star India head K. Madhavan re-elected IBDF prez

Posted on 5 years agoOctober 27, 2021 by IBW Admin

Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), an apex body of TV broadcasters and digital streaming platforms in the country, has re-elected Friday K. Madhavan, Country Manager & President, The Walt Disney Company India & Star India, as its President for the second term after the 22nd annual general meeting of the organization company. “I am humbled […]

New movies boost HBO Max; parent AT&T adds wireless subs in 5G push

Posted on 5 years agoOctober 22, 2021 by IBW Admin

AT&T Inc.’s quarterly revenue and phone subscriber additions beat market expectations on Thursday, on increased demand for its phone and internet service and steady growth for its streaming platform HBO Max. The US wireless carrier is working to unwind its years-long journey to become an entertainment powerhouse in order to pay down debt and direct […]

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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!