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Prasar Bharati announces 90th e-auction for DD FreeDish MPEG-2 slots

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has invited bids for its 90th e-auction to allot vacant MPEG-2 slots on DD FreeDish for the period from August 29, 2025, to March 31, 2026, on a pro-rata basis. The online auction is tentatively scheduled to begin on August 20, 2025. According to the August 11 notification, the process will be conducted under...

Tata Play Binge adds Prasar Bharati’s WAVES OTT

In a move that unites legacy content with modern digital convenience, Tata Play Binge has announced the onboarding of WAVES, the OTT platform launched by India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati. This strategic addition further cements Tata Play Binge’s role as a one-stop destination for inclusive, culturally rich, and accessible entertainment....

Prasar Bharati invites applications for key board positions

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a formal notification inviting applications for two high-level appointments Member (Finance) and Member (Personnel) — in the Prasar Bharati Board, India’s autonomous public service broadcaster. The two positions are equivalent in status and pay to that of an Additional Secretary to the G...

Prasar Bharati invites applications for MPEG-2 slots on DD Free Dish

Prasar Bharati has announced the opening of applications for the allotment of MPEG-2 slots on its free-to-air direct-to-home (DTH) platform, DD Free Dish. The new round of applications kicks off the 87th online e-auction process, offering private satellite TV channels a window to reach millions of Indian homes through the country’s largest fr...

Prasar Bharati announces 26 winners of DD Free Dish MPEG-4 e-auction

India’s Free-To-Air (FTA) broadcasting landscape, Prasar Bharati has announced the winners of the 7th Annual (86th) e-auction for MPEG-4 slots on DD Free Dish. A total of 26 channels successfully secured slots during the auction, which was held on March 4, 202...

Prasar Bharati earns Rs.55.4cr on Day 1 of DD FreeDish e-auction

Prasar Bharati has generated a substantial Rs.55.4 crore from the sale of three slots on the first day of the ongoing DD FreeDish MPEG-2 online e-auction. The auction, which began on Monday, saw Sony Pal, Colors Rishtey, and Sun Neo securing slots under the A+ ...

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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!