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Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh urges govt. to simplify LCO registration process

All-India Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh, an industry body of cable operators (LCOs), has urged the Indian government to simplify operator-registration process at post offices as new rules could put in peril the very existence of LCOs.

In a letter to the Information and Broadcasting Mi...

DD R-Day coverage gets 26+ mn. viewership on YouTube

With a 360 degree coverage of the 73^rdReupublic Day functions on January 26, Doordarshan seems to have outdone itself as viewership and bouquets poured in.

Some of the highlights included camera view from a chopper and never-seen images of fly-past by the Indian Air Force....

Kangana Ranaut to host ‘Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel’

Streaming platform ALTBalaji & MX Player is set to bring the biggest and the most fearless reality show ‘Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel’. Adding on to the excitement, the platform has now roped in Bollywood Queen aka Kangana Ranaut as the host of the show. The reality show showcases the 16 controversial celebrities who will be ...

Colors Gujarati brings new cartoon shows

Colors Gujarati formerly known as ETV Gujarati brings the most popular and loveable Nicktoons and kids’ favourite shows ‘Motu Patlu’, ‘Gattu Battu’ and mythological show ‘Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran’ in your language. The shows to be aired from February 7 will have ‘Motu Patlu’ at 5 pm, ‘Gattu Battu’ at 5.30 pm and ‘Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran’ a...

Saurabh Sharma joins Asianet News Network as head of operations

Asianet News Network has appointed Saurabh Sharma as head of operations, according to his LinkedIn post. Saurabh joins Asianet from Ventes Avenues, a mobile media company specializing in mobile performance and mobile audiences where he worked as head of operations for around 2 years. Sharma is a digital media enthusiast with a

Viacom18 unveils some NFT properties

Viacom18’s Youth, Music, and English Entertainment Cluster was thrilled to announce their emergence in the rapidly growing digital space of NFT by launching their NFT marketplace Fully Faltoo. Giving a peek at what’s in store, Fully Faltoo unveils 4 distinct, new-age and culture-oriented NFTs that will be up for grabs on February 14. The d...

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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!