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Hutch, Nimbus hatch deal to offer WC cric-pix
MUMBAI: For the first time in India, a live action event will be brought to the mobile device in near real time.
Hutchison has launched the first ever General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) based video delivery onto subscribers’ mobile phones, which will commence with video action from the Cricket World Cup 2003.
As a result, all subscribers of Hutchison in India (Hutch and Orange networks) will be able to receive video clips within minutes of the actual action, states a release.
Till now such video clips were available only over 3G networks but Hutchison has made this breakthrough on GPRS networks as well. Nimbus Communications Ltd will look into the video production for new formats.
According to the release, Nimbus has set up a studiodedicated to downloading encrypted signals from South Africa from the PAS 10 satellite using a RAS enabled decoder. The digital feed will then be recorded onto a master server, backed up by a redundant server and a DV recorder, all in real time. Two dedicated NLE work stations will edit in real time the match action, route the over highlights in the form of 10 second video clips to four workstations which in turn will generate four different file formats of each video clip : AVI, GIF, JPEG and MPEG.
The protocol generator workstations will then route individual 10 second clips in the four different file formats over dedicated lines to the Hutchison servers in Mumbai which will then deliver these to subscribers in the appropriate file format depending on which file format their mobile handset is capable of receiving.
Recognising that handsets are not uniformly capable, the multiple file format system was devised to suit the handset capability of most Indian handsets that have any form of MMS or video capability.
Nimbus intends to offer these services to the vast mobile services market, and post Cricket World Cup intends to take these capabilities to the global GPRS market, targeting
Australia, Middle East, Europe, South East Asia, the release adds.
Brands
Jubilant FoodWorks faces Rs 47.5 crore GST demand, plans appeal
Tax authorities flag alleged misclassification of restaurant services
MUMBAI:Â Jubilant FoodWorks Limited has landed in a tax tussle after receiving a GST demand of Rs 47.5 crore from the office of the additional commissioner of CGST and central excise in Thane, Maharashtra.
The order, issued under the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, relates to an alleged incorrect classification of certain services under the category of restaurant services. According to the tax authorities, this classification resulted in a short payment of goods and services tax for the period between the financial years 2019-20 and 2021-22.
The demand includes Rs 47.5 crore in GST along with an equal amount as penalty, in addition to applicable interest. The order was received by the company on March 13, 2026.
In a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, the company said it disagrees with the order and believes its arguments were not adequately considered.
The company is preparing to challenge the decision and plans to file an appeal. It added that once the redressal process is complete, the demand is likely to be dropped.
Despite the sizeable figure attached to the notice, the company said it does not expect any material impact on its financials, operations or other activities.
The disclosure was signed by Suman Hegde, EVP and chief financial officer, who confirmed that the company received the order at 19:06 IST on March 13 and has already initiated steps to contest it.
The development places the quick service restaurant major in the middle of a tax debate that could hinge on how certain restaurant-linked services are classified under GST rules. For now, the company appears ready to take the matter from the tax office to the appeals desk.
