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WhatsApp reaches 100mn monthly active users in the U.S.

In a major milestone for Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday that WhatsApp now has over 100 million monthly active users in the United States. This announcement marks the first time the company has released data specific to the U.S. market, highlighting the app's growing popularity in a country where SMS/text messaging has long be...

Zee TV launches ‘Hamara Parivar’ campaign

Zee TV, a pioneer in Indian television since 1992, has launched an innovative campaign titled 'Hamara Parivar,' putting viewers at the forefront of content creation. This industry-first initiative is designed to bridge the gap between the channel and its audience by actively seeking and incorporating viewer feedback into its programming strat...

Q TV launches All-New BakLOL for Indian Viewers

Q TV, QYOU Media India’s flagship Hindi GEC, continues to revolutionize television content with its Zara Hatke proposition by introducing the all-new BakLOL. The show features YouTube sensations Pankaj and Sweety, alongside the delightful 9-year-old Ridu, promising to deliver humorous takes on everyday life, Monday, July 29, 2024 at 8:00 pm e...

TV9 Bangla Uttaran announces fourth edition of academic excellence awards

TV9 Bangla, a leading Bengali news channel from the TV9 Network, successfully concluded its flagship program, ‘Uttaran Academic Excellence Awards,’ at a prestigious event held in a five-star hotel in Kolkata. The awards ceremony, aimed at recognizing students ...

Prime Video gets stupendous response to Prime Day content lineup

Prime Video's mega line-up for Prime Day 2024 India, held on July 20 and 21, captivated Prime members across India and around the globe. Leading up to the event, Prime Video unveiled an exciting slate of 15 highly anticipated Indian and international ser...

New draft of B’cast Bill proposes to regulate news influencers

Individuals who routinely upload videos to social media, make podcasts or write about current affairs online could be classified as digital news broadcasters, according to the new draft of the broadcasting bill that the government shared with stakeholders. The new version -- HT has reviewed a copy -- is the second draft of

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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!