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IT Minister Chandrasekhar bats for online gaming tax review

Amid the criticism over the 28 percent goods and services (GST) tax on online gaming, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that he would “go back to the GST council and may be...

MX Player, DistroTV partner to form a big TV streaming service

DistroTV, one of the largest independent, free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) app, today announced that it is expanding its distribution in partnership with MX Player, a leading Indian OTT platform via an app-in-app integration...

Netflix well placed amid Hollywood stir with strong pipeline

Netflix is poised to weather the ongoing strike in Hollywood as it prepares to release its quarterly results on Wednesday. Analysts believe the streaming platform is in a favourable position due to its strong line-up of shows and its international production crew. The strike, which has affected film and television writers as well as actors...

YouTube introduces ‘Stable Volume’ feature

YouTube has discreetly introduced a new feature called 'Stable Volume' to a select group of users. The recent development was discovered by various individuals, including Redditors and YouTuber M. Brandon Lee, as reported by Android Authority. Within the vi...

Endemol Shine India now entirely under Banijay command

In an undisclosed deal, Banijay, the prominent production company behind shows like ‘Big Brother’ and ‘MasterChef’, has acquired CA Media's 49 percent stake in Endemol Shine India. Deepak Dhar, CEO of

Katrina, Sethupathi’s ‘Merry Christmas’ premieres Dec 15

The film 'Merry Christmas', directed by Sriram Raghavan, is set to hit theaters worldwide on December 15, according to an announcement made by the producers yesterday. Presented by Tips Films and Matchbox Pictures, 'Merry Christmas' is a unique blend of genres and has been filmed in both H...

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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!