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India had 97 HD, 248 SD TV channels as of Mar ’22: TRAI

A total of approximately 898 private satellite TV channels were permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to operate in and from India as of March 2022, sector regulator TRAI said Tuesday.

Out of the 885 permitted satellite TV channels, which are available for d...

Disney bags India, Asia b’cast rights for Aussie cricket

The Australian cricket chief said Sunday they had agreed to sell broadcasting rights in India to Disney Star in a seven-year deal, reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars, which includes the popular men’s and women’s Big Bash T20 leagues.

The Walt Disney-owned media group is...

India News appoints Abul Nasr Iqbal as senior anchor

India News has announced the appointment of Abul Nasr Iqbal as a senior anchor, according to an update on his LinkedIn account. With a career spread over 17 years, Abul has worked with established names in the media domain. Prior to joining India News, he was associated with India TV as an anchor and executive producer. He has also worked ...

Sony YAY! launches in Malaysia

In an endeavour to bring exciting kid’s entertainment offerings to the Malaysian audience, India’s popular kid’s entertainment channel Sony YAY! launched on Telekom Malaysia Berhad (unifi TV). With a lineup of fan-favorite shows, the channel entered the Malaysian market on July 1, 2022, to expand its presenc...

8 MSOs’ registrations closed by MIB in June

Four MSOs have had their registrations either cancelled or surrendered in the month of June, according to data put out by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).

Surbhi Diginet, with its registered office in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, and Yadav Cable of Gujarat su...

OMTV appoints Sahil Kiran head of business, strategy

OMTV, India’s first sanatan storytelling platform, today announced the appointment of Sahil Kiran Vaidya as head of business and strategy. In his new role, Sahil will take care of the overall growth of the company via various associations and collaborations i...

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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!