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BARC Rating 52nd Week: Sun TV regains top spot in all genre

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 52nd Week (24th December – 30th December 2022) has released its report. In India, Sun TV who gets the second spot for the past 3 weeks has backed again to its seat of the first spot in the list of top 10 channels across genres (All India 2+), the channel ...

ASCI extends ‘Dark Patterns’ paper feedback deadline

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has pushed back the deadline for feedback on its discussion paper on advertising manipulation from December 31, 2022, to January 16, 2023. "We have received requests from some industry organizations for a deadline extension. Once we have received all of...

Disney India announces Marvel’s online marketplace

Disney India has launched the world's first global Marvel online marketplace. Consumers will be immersed into the realm of their favorite Marvel Super Heroes with a wide variety of products ranging from apparel, fashion accessories, collectibles, consumer electronics, home & living, fitness essentials, and more, which will be launched across...

Netflix unveils content line-up for January 2023

OTT-Binge, our series about hand-picked content available on the best OTT platforms and channels, brings you new content that will be available on Netflix in January 2023. This month's Netflix multi-genre series lineup includes titles such as Kaleidoscope, The Lying ...

IAMAI terms Personal Data Bill industry-friendly

In a statement, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) praised the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP) as industry-friendly. It has struck the right balance between protecting the data principals' interests and allowing room for tech start-ups to innovate and grow. According to the feedback received from the majority of...

‘Shaakuntalam’ to release on Feb.17

The mythological drama 'Shaakuntalam,' starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, will be released in theaters worldwide on February 17. The Telugu film was originally scheduled to be released on November 4, 2022, but it was postponed so that audiences could experience the love story in 3D.

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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!