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TRAI floats paper on cross media ownership; includes OTT services

In what could have vital impact on the way streaming platforms function in India, including those part of legacy media companies, broadcast carriage regulator TRAI on Tuesday sought views from various stakeholders on the need for monitoring cross media ownership and control mechanism, apart from related issues, in the wake of drastic changes in...

‘Antim’ to have world TV premiere on &pictures

Salman Khan- starrer ‘Antim’ is set to be premiere on &pictures on April 17. Set as an action-thriller, an adaptation of the Marathi movie ‘Mulshi Pattern’, the film stars Aayush Sharma and Mahima Makwana in the lead role. The story follows two individuals with

News18 Bihar Jharkhand launches new campaign

Indian media television channel, News18 Bihar Jharkhand, owned by Network18, has launched a special campaign ‘पानी–पानी रे’ to raise awareness about water conservation and get the attention of concerned authorities towards the issue. The campaign has added some special shows which highlight the stories...

Jon Steinlauf to lead ad sales for Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery continues to outline its top executive ranks ahead of its expected merger. On Friday, the company said that Jon Steinlauf will oversee advertising sales for the combined company. Steinlauf will report to Bruce Campbell, ...

Anil Kapoor-Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor starrer ‘Thar’ to release in May

Streaming giant Netflix on Monday announced its upcoming film ‘Thar’, starring Bollywood actors and real-life father-son duo Anil Kapoor and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, which will premiere on May 6. The revenge noir thriller marks the

YouTube disables picture-in-picture mode on iOS

Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube has disabled the picture-in-picture (PiP) mode on its iOS app, which the streaming service began testing in June 2021. According to The Hindu, the feature earlier visible on the YouTube.com/New page has now been remove...

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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!