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Govt. proposes self-regulatory mechanism for online gaming firms

The government has proposed a self-regulatory mechanism, mandatory verification of players and physical Indian address for online gaming companies, according to the draft online gaming rules published on Monday. Online gaming companies will be covered under the new IT rules that were issued in 2021 for social media platforms. The online ga...

TRAI suggests 10-year MSO registrations; Rs. 1 lakh renewal fee

Broadcast regulator TRAI on Thursday recommended, amongst other things, that renewal of MSO registrations should be done for a period of 10 years with the processing fee being Rs. 100,000 (Rs. 1 lakh), while suggesting that existing policies on uplink/downlink be revised to bar ...

No proposal to enact new law to regulate digital media: IT Minister

The Indian government on Friday said there was no proposal presently under its consideration to enact a law to regulate digital media. “No proposal to enact a separate law to regulate the digital media is currently under consideration of the government,” Minister of State for Electroni...

International League T20 launches official anthem ‘Halla Halla’

The International League T20 official hymn, "Halla Halla," was unveiled on the league's YouTube account, celebrating the amazing force of cricket as a sport and the excitement and entertainment the T20 format offers. The rapper

Public service messages on TV channels ‘voluntary’: Anurag Thakur

The government has finally put to rest the speculations and angst surrounding the daily 30 minutes public service messaging on TV channels, which was earlier said to be mandatory, by saying it would be ‘voluntary’.

The directive on public service messaging on private sector TV channe...

India largest ‘connected’ nation with 800+ mn b’band users: IT Minister

With over 800 million users, India has become the world's most 'connected' country, according to Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

The minister stated at the India Internet Governance Forum 2022...

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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!