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Subhash Chandra poised to regain Dish TV control: Mint report

Media maverick and India’s home-grown moghul Subhash Chandra is difficult to write off. And, true to his style, he’s poised to stage a media comeback by regaining control of the country's first private sector DTH service, Dish TV, along with few other assets.

Nod to 5 TV channels since April; 28 permission changes okayed: MIB

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) yesterday said that five TV channels were cleared from April 2023 till now, while the permissions given to 28 channels were transferred over the last six years due to mergers of com...

Disney creates task force to explore AI potential in biz

Walt Disney has established a task force dedicated to exploring the potential of artificial intelligence and its possible integration throughout the entertainment conglomerate.

This move comes amidst ongoing efforts by Hollywood writers...

TRAI releases consultation on b’cast, cable issues

The TRAI has issued a Consultation Paper titled "Review of the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cable Services." In line with the complete digitization of the cable TV sector, TRAI published the Regulatory Framework for Broadcasting and Cab...

‘DNA’ returns on Zee News with impressive viewership

Zee News yesterday said its popular news show ‘Daily News & Analysis’ (DNA) has returned, packing more punch and diversity in content. The revival of the show stands as a testament to Zee News' resolute dedication to furnishing viewers with perceptive and a...

On Threads, Zuck pokes fun at Musk’s cage-fight remark

Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Threads yesterday to post about his 'cage-fight' with Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter).

The development comes as Musk on Sunday said th...

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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!