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WhatsApp bans 66 lakh accounts in India

Meta-owned WhatsApp has said that it banned more than 66 lakh accounts in India in May for violating the laws of the land. Out of 6,620,000 banned WhatsApp accounts, 1,255,000 were blocked, before any reports from users. According to the IANS report, which is required to be published by social media companies under the Indian IT Rules 2021, t...

Murdoch’s Fox launches Netflix rival in UK

Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corporation is entering the UK's highly competitive free, ad-supported video streaming market, media reports said Tuesday. Tubi will compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+, ITVX, Channel 4's streaming platform as well as the BBC iPlay...

Tasva unveils team India’s ceremonial dress for Paris Olympics 2024

Tasva, the men’s Indian wear brand by Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., alongside celebrated designer Tarun Tahiliani, revealed the official ceremonial dress for Team India at the Paris Olympics 2024. The event was graced by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, and the President of the Indian Olympic Association, ...

‘The Buckingham Murders’ to release Sept.13

Director Hansal Mehta’s highly anticipated film, ‘The Buckingham Murders’, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, is set to release on September 13, the makers announced yesterday. The film marks Kareena’s foray into production, co-produced alongside Ektaa Kapo...

Star Sports secures rights for Esports World Cup 2024

Star Sports Network, in collaboration with the Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF), has announced the acquisition of broadcasting rights for the highly anticipated Esports World Cup (EWC) 2024. This ground-breaking event, taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Ar...

OTTplay expands regional audience with Chaupal

OTTplay, a leading OTT content aggregation platform, announced a strategic partnership with Chaupal, further enriching its diverse content library. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in OTTplay’s mission to provide high-quality, diverse enterta...

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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!