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Streaming shows don’t influence smoking habit: Kaon Advisory

Even as India yesterday mandated anti-tobacco warnings in all shows and films being streamed in the country --- a move that despite honest intentions can put financial burden on platforms and could impact consumers too --- a study done by Koan Advisory Group, a leading tech...

Delhi HC comes to the aid of Spiderman; restrains illegal streaming

The Delhi High Court has restrained over 100 “rogue” websites from unauthorisedly streaming animation films ‘SpiderMan: Across The Spider-Verse’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’on their platforms.

The court’...

AVIA appoints Gregory Ho as senior advisor

Gregory Ho, a corporate communications and branding media veteran, has been named Senior Advisor to the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA), an Asian media trade body.

Ho will work closely with AVIA CEO Louis Boswell and the teams in Singapore and Hong Kong, focusing on the cur...

India mandates tobacco warnings in OTT platforms’ shows

The Union Health Ministry today notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms that if the publisher of online content fails to comply with new rules then the ministry will take strict action. India has become a global leader in spreading awareness around the deadly effects of tobacco consumption after regulating anti-tobacco w...

ASCI updates edu sector ad guidelines with eye on students’ health

India’s advertising watchdog ASCI has updated its guidelines for advertising for educational institutions, programmes and platforms after rigorous rounds of public consultation

The updated guidelines highlight the need for ads to refrain from ...

Diljit Dosanjh drops ‘Chamkila’ teaser

For the first time, Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh will be seen without his turban in the upcoming film ‘Chamkila’, directed by Imtiaz Ali, as the makers dropped the teaser on Tuesday morning.

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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!