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BARC Rating 7th Week: Sun TV back on first spot in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 7th Week (12th February – 18th February 2022) has released its report. In India, Sun TV who gets the third spot the previous week has backed again to take their seat of the first spot in the top 10 channels across genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2543.31 impressions, followed by Star ...

Colors launches new show ‘Swaran Ghar’

The Indian pay television GEC channel Colors TV is all set to launch its new family drama show, ‘Swaran Ghar’.

Set in Chandigarh, it chronicles the life of a middle-aged woman Swaran (played by Sangita Ghosh), and her husband Kanwaljeet (played by Ronit Bose Roy) whose lives...

SIA-India seeks uniformity in permissions given by MIB, DoS, DoT

The Satcom Industry Association (SIA) India, while highlighting the various cumbersome processes related to satellite spectrum usage in the country, has suggested various government agencies should be on the same page while issuing permissions for satellites and transponders through better interdepartmental coordinat...

Amitabh Bachchan turns narrator for ‘Radhe Shyam’

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has turned narrator for the Hindi version of Prabhas's upcoming film ‘Radhe Shyam’, the makers announced on Tuesday. Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, the multilingual romantic drama is set in Europe in the...

Red FM launches new podcast

India’s leading private radio and entertainment network has announced an exclusive podcast ‘Decoding Unicorns’ hosted by Prashant Pitti, Co-founder of Ease My Trip. The show will focus on unveiling insights into what it takes to become a pioneer in today’s technology-driven business. Host, Prashant Pitti who comes with rich exposure across...

Nippon, Envision announces its first scripted co-production

UK production company Envision Entertainment and Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV have announced a new scripted crime drama format titled ‘Connected’. It is the first project to result from their co-production partnership. The two firms struck a deal last year that will see

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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!