Month: September 2023

Tata Motors expects strong sales this festive season, sets high hopes for new Nexon

Tata Motors PV and CV posted a 22 percent year-on-year decline in net profit

Shailesh Chandra, MD (PV & EV Business), Tata Motors exclusively speaking to CNBC-TV18 on the sidelines of Nexon Launch said that the company feels that with factors like strong supply, continued demand and new launches, festive season demand will continue to remain strong.

Actor Deepika Padukone invests in specialty coffee chain Blue Tokai

This is not Deepika Padukone’s, or Ka Enterprises’, first investment in the Indian startup space. Since Ka was set up in 2014, Padukpone has invested in consumer-focused companies like Epigamia, Furlenco, Blu Smart, Bellatrix, Atomberg Technologies, Mokobara, Supertails, and Nua, with average cheque sizes learnt to range from Rs 3-5 crores. (Image source: News18)

Deepika Padukone’s investment, as yet undisclosed, has been made through her investment entity Ka Enterprises as part of Blue Tokai’s Series-B Funding Round.

TRAI issues regulations and amendments to protect digital media copyright

Majority of the broadcasters and the members of the Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation (IBDF) oppose the TRAI's regulation requiring broadcasters to provide free channels on DD Free Dish to private distribution platform operators (DPOs).

Numerous modification/additions were proposed by several stakeholders. Hence, the Authority was of the opinion that system requirements for DRM shall be dealt with in a separate consultation paper.

OTT regulations: TRAI extends comments’ deadline on ‘Regulatory Mechanism’, ‘Selective Banning of OTT Services’ paper

In August 2024, there were over 850 registered MSOs and a year before that, the number stood at 998. (Representative image by Erik Mclean via Unsplash)

Upon deliberation of the industry stakeholders’ request to extend the date for submission of counter comments, TRAI decided to extend the last date for submission to September 29.