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When’s Good News from India Today Group arriving?

The India Today Group seems to be on an expansion mode. Having recently made some high profile journalistic appointments, the group is now looking at starting a new TV channel.

Digital media ethics code citizen-centric: MIB

The Digital Media Ethics Code for OTT platforms and digital news publishers keeps the citizen at the heart of the grievance redressal mechanism, according to Vikram Sahay, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).

He added that the rules establish a soft touch ...

Photo journalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan

Reuters journalist

“Naomi Osaka” docu-series an intimate look at the star

Those looking for definitive answers about mixed race tennis star Naomi Osaka, who has recently been in the news for having walked out of a press conference at Grand Slam tournament, and how she copes with the demands of her career and fame shouldn't expect to find them in a new Netflix docuseries about the four-time...

News b’casters move court against changes in cable TV rules

It’s raining court cases these days and many of them are challenging the various new regulations implemented by the Indian government to regulate overall media in the country.

After having challenged the new IT Rules, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) have now challenged in Ker...

India’s largest news agency PTI challenges new IT Rules

The largest news agency in the country, the Press Trust of India (PTI), has challenged the constitutional validity of sections of India’s new IT Rules, though failed to get interim relief, which had been sought, from a Delhi court.

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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!