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BARC Rating 17th Week: Sun TV regains top spot in all genre

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 17th Week (23rd April – 29th April 2022) has released its report. In India, Sun TV who gets the second spot the previous week has backed again to its seat of the first spot in the list of top 10 channels across genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2469.01 impressions. Star Maa is in th...

TRAI extends media ownership discussion paper deadline

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the deadline on its recently floated discussion paper related to media ownership till June 7. TRAI said the deadline for written comments, which was earlier set for May 10, 2022, has been extended after requests from stakeholders for more time. “TRAI had released a consultation paper on...

SC stays all HC proceedings related to IT, Cable TV Rules

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed further proceedings before the high courts in matters involving challenges to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 or the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules 2021.

A bench of Justices ...

Spotify to shut down radio-like listening app stations

Music streaming platform Spotify’s radio-like listening app stations will not be available anymore. As per ANI, Spotify Stations, the streaming service’s lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists, will shut down on May 16. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct several experiments to create better-listening experiences...

Netflix renews two more seasons of ‘Formula 1: Drive to survive’

Streaming platform Netflix announced that it has renewed ‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ for two more seasons. The reality series, which offers “unprecedented access” into the world of F1 racing, recently concluded its fourth season. The series has grown in popularity over time, Netflix said, with the fourth season attracting the biggest aud...

Musk projects to investors $ 26 bn annual Twitter revenue by ’28

Elon Musk is aiming to increase Twitter's annual revenue to $26.4 billion by 2028, up from $5 billion last year, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing a pitch deck presented by the world's richest man to investors.

Advertising will fall to 45 percent of total revenue...

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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!