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BARC Rating 22nd Week: Sun TV maintains the lead position in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 22nd Week (28th May – 3rd June 2022) has released its report. In India, Sun TV is continued to dominate the list of top 10 channels for the past six weeks across all genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2453.84 impressions. Star Maa is in the second spot with 2194.18 impressions, and S...

In Discovery Warner Bros Asia reshuffle, India gets new head

Discovery Warner Bros (DWB) has reshuffled its Asia leadership team and has replaced South Asia head Megha Tata with Arjun Nohwar. Nohwar, who came to DWB last year from a non-media background, will be the general manager for India, reporting to Clement Schwebig, President & Managing Director of Warner Bros. Discovery in India, Southeast ...

Media Quick View (TV) – B’casters push for no implementation of NTO 2.0

By Karan Taurani/Elara Caps Our view NTO 2.0, if implemented will have a negative impact on subs revenue over the medium term with little scope for ARPU growth; in terms of subscriber addition too, there are challenges as consumer moves away from TV(lower time spent or reduced Channel subscription) which in turn wil...

Shemaroo appoints Mohan Gopinath as biz head, Bollywood

Shemaroo Entertainment on Wednesday announced the appointment of Mohan Gopinath as its Business Head, Bollywood.

In his new role, Mohan will be responsible for driving the Bollywood business of Shemaroo, which is celebrating 60 years of entertaining India. Mohan comes with 25 years of rich experience in the m...

Queen’s 70-year rule celebrations rock TV ratings chart

The US split from Great Britain is history, but the monarchy still has a hold on its former colony’s heart.

Two specials about Queen Elizabeth II and the

YouTube TV app now connects to phone

The American video platform YouTube is rolling out a new feature that might be quite handy for individuals who have the YouTube app installed on their TV. According to ANI, previously, using your phone to control that app required going through the casting process, which was cumbersome. While, the new feature, allows users to easily connec...

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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!