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YouTube to share ad revenue with Shorts creators from February

On February 1, 2023, YouTube will begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators. The video streaming platform is introducing new terms for all YouTube Partner Program creators. It will enable creators to earn money from advertisements that appear between videos in the Shorts Feed. Creators can appl...

‘Duologue’ unravels ‘A to Zee’ of media pioneer Subhash Chandra

This maverick businessman openly professes his love for the RSS and doubts the efficacy of Arvind Kejriwal and AAP for the nation. On the business front, the never-say-die entrepreneur is eyeing a 25 per cent stake in ZEEL, a company he founded but lost control of recently...

Multi-genre music & lifestyle fest Vh1 Supersonic is back in Feb

Uniting music lovers and lifestyle enthusiasts, Vh1 Supersonic, the much-anticipated multi-genre music and experiential destination, is all set to return after a hiatus of two years, celebrating all things music, food, art, fashion and gaming.

MIB warns TV channels on airing disturbing footages, images

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advisory to all television channels against reporting incidents of accidents, deaths, and violence, including those against women, children and elderly, in manners that grossly compromise the “good taste ...

M&E Q3 FY23 preview: No big festive cheer for b’casters

By Karan Taurani@Elara Caps

Drag in ad spends leads to muted growth in a festive quarter in the TV segment of media and entertainment industry.

TV was the first traditional medium...

‘House of the Dragon’ most pirated 2022 TV show

'House of the Dragon' is the most-pirated TV show released on torrent sites in 2022. The popular 'Game of Thrones' prequel dethroned 'Wandavision', which topped the chart in 2021, according to TorrentFreak. Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' takes the secon...

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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!