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Sports sharing rules amendments pending as case in Delhi HC

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is maintaining a status quo on amending the sports sharing guidelines that lists the sporting events to be shared with national broadcaster Prasar Bharati as the case is ...

On OTT self-regulation, MIB blames industry

The Indian government has laid the blame on the doorstep of the industry for failing to come up with a suitable self regulatory mechanism for content on OTT platforms and not heeding government suggestions, if statement made in parliament by...

Will MIB bless IAMAI OTT tool kit?

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Indian trade association that drafted two versions of self regulatory codes for platforms that stream curated content --- the last September 2020 version was outright rejected by the government owing to gaps in proper complaint redressal mechanism--- yesterday ca...

Finance Ministry ‘no’ to infrastructure status

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said that the Finance Ministry, in charge of economic policies, was not in favour of granting ‘industry status’ to cable distribution segment of the broadcasting sector.

MIB says no deadline for national b’cast policy formulation

While admitting that consultations are underway to formulate a national broadcast policy in India to further empower the broadcast sector, the government has said there’s no time frame to firm up the National Broadcast Policy, which has “multi-dimensional implications”.

Javadekar says Budget ‘forward looking’; MIB budgetary support Rs. 4071 cr.

New Delhi, 02-02-2021, IBW Team

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar has termed the Union Budget 2021-22 a “forward looking” one.

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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!