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Govt. proposes self-regulatory mechanism for online gaming firms

The government has proposed a self-regulatory mechanism, mandatory verification of players and physical Indian address for online gaming companies, according to the draft online gaming rules published on Monday. Online gaming companies will be covered under the new IT rules that were issued in 2021 for social media platforms. The online ga...

NBF launches Digital News Federation for online platforms

The News Broadcasters Federation (NBF), the industry association for news television broadcasters, announced the launch of its new venture, Digital News Federation on Monday (DNF). DNF is an exclusive organization whose mission is to protect editorial freedom and the commercial interests of online news platforms. The NBF established a sub-...

Twitter bans 48k accounts for policy violations in India

Between October 26 and November 25, Elon Musk's Twitter banned 45,589 accounts in India for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. Under its new owner, the microblogging platform also removed 3,035 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country. During the reporting period in India, Twitter banned a...

Apple fails to deliver planned ‘dedicated’ classical music app

Following the acquisition of the classical music service Primephonic, Apple stated that it intended to release a "dedicated" classical music application in 2022, but the year has now passed without the application being ...

Shahid Kapoor’s Dhan Te Nan will be a part of ‘Kuttey’

Shahid Kapoor's Kaminey track 'Dhan Te Nan' was a chartbuster at the time. Aasmaan Bhardwaj is set to release a remix of 'Dhan Te Nan's 'Kuttey' version. Following the release of 'Kuttey's first track, 'Awaara Dogs,' the creators will release a new version of 'Dhan Te Nan this week. The trailer, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj's son Aasmaan Bh...

Telegram launches new media editor with blur tool

Telegram's latest update includes a revamped media editor outfitted with a slew of new tools for decorating or concealing parts of a user's image and videos. According to PTI, the platform is introducing a new blur tool that allows users to block out specific areas of a photo or video in a blog update. This enables them to conceal sensitiv...

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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!