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Rajat Sharma elected President of NBDA for 2025–2026

Rajat Sharma, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV, has been unanimously elected as the President of the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) for the 2025–2026 term. The election took place during the NBDA Board meeting held on September 19. A...

NBDA presses for fair, transparent e-auction framework for DD Free Dish slots

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has submitted a comprehensive response to Prasar Bharati’s recent consultation on the e-auction methodology for allotment of slots on the DD Free Dish DTH platform, calling for a more transparent, equitable and robust process. In a press release, NBDA welcomed the consultation and said it...

NBDA makes self regulation changes to include digital news

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has announced significant amendments to its regulations, aiming to adapt to the rapidly evolving media landscape. The association, representing the collective voice of news, current affairs, and digital bro...

NBDA condemns blocking of news channels by Andhra Pradesh cable operators

The News Broadcasters & Digital Authority (NBDA) has expressed surprise and concern over the blocking of signals of Sakshi TV, a member of the NBDA, along with three other news channels—TV9, NTV, and 10TV—by the Cable TV Operators Association of Andhra Pradesh. This move, which is reportedly linked to the channels' critical coverage of th...

NBDA condemns assault on iTV correspondent during Nyay Jodo Yatra

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) has issued a strong condemnation following the physical manhandling of Shiv Prasad Yada, an iTV Correspondent, by political party workers during the Nyay Jodo Yatra in Rae Bareli. The incident, which...

NBDA, NBF dub TV anchors’ boycott as dangerous precedent

Television news industry organisations like the News Broadcasters Federation (NBF) and the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA) have strongly condemned the boycott of news anchors, cutting across news channels, by certain political parties.

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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!