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AIDCF: B’casters’, TRAI ‘apathy’ led to TV blackout in 45 mn homes

The All India Digital Cable Federation (AIDCF) put the blame of TV entertainment blackout in 45 million homes at the doorsteps of broadcasters and sector regulator TRAI.

Media QuickView: Interim TV blackout to impact b’casters’ ad revenue

By Karan Taurani@Elara Caps

As per media reports, three large broadcasters (Sony, Zee, Star) have disconnected their services from few MSO networks due to a quarrel over NTO 3.0.

Ninety percent of operators, both DTH ...

Two-factor text authentication only for Twitter Blue subs

Twitter has said it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts.

After March 20, "only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as th...

Ayushmann Khurrana is UNICEF India brand ambassador

UNICEF India has named Hindi film star Ayushmann Khurrana as a National Ambassador.

The 38-year-old actor had earlier served as UNICEF India’s Celebrity Advocate for ending violen...

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down

Neal Mohan has been named the new CEO of YouTube, succeeding Susan Wojcicki, who announced her resignation in February 2014 to "start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I'm passionate about." He joined Google after it acquired

OTTplay Premium adds PTC Play

PTC Play, the world's most popular and largest Punjabi TV Network, has joined OTTplay Premium, India's first AI-based OTT recommendation, and content discovery platform. The partnership between OTTplay and PTC Play aims to provide wholesome family entertainment for all ages, including...

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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!