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Unless tackled, piracy to cost India digital video sector $2.4bn by ’29

Sample some facts. India’s online video sector generated an estimated US$4.2 billion in 2024, with 75 percent driven by advertising and 25 percent from subscriptions. SVOD alone contributed US$1 billion. There are over 50 big and small OTT platforms in India (both global and domestic).

Rural India with 448 mn users accounts for 55 percent of total Internet base

The Internet user base in India is set to cross 900 million this year, propelled by the growing use of Indic languages for digital content, according to a report by IAMAI and Kantar.

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Sony India’s FY24 net profit drops 19%, hit by decline in ad revenue

Culver Max Entertainment, operating as Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has reported a significant 19 percent drop in consolidated net profit, falling to Rs.839 crore for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The company’s revenue from operations declined by 3 percent to Rs.6,510 crore, driven by a notable slump in advertising revenue, w...

Amaze names Virat Kohli as brand ambassador

Amaze, India's leading provider of power backup solutions, today unveiled its most comprehensive portfolio of energy solutions. Amaze, one of India's fastest-growing inverter and battery brands, offers a wide range of inverters, batteries, and solar products that are built to withstand long and frequent...

Disclaimers must for celeb-influencers on health issues: Govt.

As part of new guidelines issued on Thursday, the government stated that "disclosure or disclaimer" is required for celebrities, influencers, and virtual influencers who endorse as health experts or medical practitioners. Even medical practitioners, health and fitness experts who have received certification from recognized institutions must "...

Ad watchdog ASCI broadens ‘celeb’ definition in new guidelines

Influencers having over five lakh (500,000) followers or earning more than Rs 40 lakh per year will now be classified as 'celebrities' appearing in ads, ASCI said yesterday.

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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!