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DD, Council for Cultural Relations in pact to expand content reach

In a significant step towards strengthening India’s cultural diplomacy and global outreach, the country's national broadcaster Doordarshan signed a pact with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to expand the reach of the country's cultural content globally using the broadcaster’s wide reach.

Santhanam’s ‘DD Next Level’ first look unveiled on his birthday

The much-anticipated horror-comedy DD Next Level, starring Santhanam, has released its first look on the actor’s birthday. The film, directed by S. Prem Anand, is the latest installment in the wildly popular ‘Dhillukku Duddu’ (DD) franchise and promises to take the laughter and thrills to the next level, IANS reported. Adding a unique twist t...

DD to air 4K restored version of ‘Manthan’ in tribute to Shyam Benegal

National broadcaster Doordarshan will honor the late filmmaker Shyam Benegal by screening the 4K restored version of his iconic film Manthan on January 1, 2025, at 8 pm. The move comes shortly after Benegal's passing on December 23 at the age of 90, following a pr...

DD to telecast India tour of WI in multiple languages

Doordarshan (DD) has announced that it will be telecasting the India Tour of the West Indies, a month-long bilateral cricket series. The series includes two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is, and will take place from July 12 to August 13. DD Sports, along with regional channels ...

Govt. makes it mandatory for TV sets to have in-built satellite tuners

The Indian government has notified a new rule that mandates all TV sets being manufactured in the country or being shipped to have in-built digital satellite TV tuners capable of receiving signals from free to air (FTA) broadcasts without the help of a set-top-box.

The notification, ...

DD, AIR owed Rs. 214 cr. in ad revenue by pvt. firms: Minister

A whopping Rs. 214 crore in the form of advertising revenue is owed to Indian pubcaster Doordarshan and All India Radio by private companies as of March 2022.

“The total pending dues of Akashwani and Doordarshan pertaining to advertisements of private companies, as on 31.03.2022, is ...

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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!