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Delhi HC seeks govt, BARC, IBDF, NBF response on TV audience data

The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre (federal government), Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) and Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India to a petition seeking to establish BIS as the national standards body for harmonious development of activitie...

IBDF, AIDCF have differing views on media ownership issues

The Indian broadcasters and content distribution platforms (represented through AIDCF) seem to have positioned themselves on opposite sides of the media ownership spectrum with the latter suggesting formation of another advisory body to coordinate with the antitrust body CCI, amongst other things. The TV channels hav...

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...

IBDF gets reprieve from Madras HC on digital rules

The Madras High Court has restrained the federal government from taking any coercive action against digital media firms under the new digital codes of ethics made to the parent Information Technology Act.

Disney, Star India head K. Madhavan re-elected IBDF prez

Indian Broadcasting & Digital Foundation (IBDF), an apex body of TV broadcasters and digital streaming platforms in the country, has re-elected Friday K. Madhavan, Country Manager & President, The Walt ...

सुप्रीम कोर्ट के पूर्व न्यायाधीश को आईबीएफ ने सौपी डिजिटल मीडिया कंटेंट रेगुलेटरी कॉउंसिल की कमान

इंडियन ब्रॉडकास्टिंग फाउंडेशन यानी आईबीएफ ने डिजिटल मीडिया कंटेंट रेगुलेटरी कॉउंसिल के चेयरमैन के पद पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के पूर्व न्यायाधीश जस्टिस विक्रमजीत सेन को नियुक्त किया हैं। इसके साथ ही नव गठित डिजिटल मीडिया कंटेंट रेगुलेटरी कॉउंसिल में 6 अन्य मेंबर्स को भी शामिल किया गया है। ये मेंबर्स मीडिया और एंटरटेनमेंट इंडस्ट्री की जानी-मानी हस्तियां ...

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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!