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Russia Today news channel unavailable on Tata Play, Dish TV

Almost 10 days into the Ukraine-Russia crisis, with the world divided on the issue over Moscow’s moves, RT (Russia Today) TV channel has vanished from some of the Indian platforms.

Tata Play (earlier known as Tata Sky) and DishTV, two DTH operators, have been upfront on the unavailab...

Sanya Malhotra to star in Netflix’s ‘Kathal’

Bollywood actor Sanya Malhotra is all set to star in Netflix's new film titled 'Kathal' alongside Anant Joshi. The project went on floors earlier this week. The 'Love Hostel' star took to Instagram to share a video to announce the upcoming project. In the clip, Sanya gives a peek into her character as a police officer, ANI r...

Disney+ to roll out ad-supported offering late 2022

Disney’s premier direct-to-consumer streaming service, Disney+, will expand its offerings for consumers by introducing an ad-supported subscription in addition to an option without ads, the company has said.

The ad-supported offer will kickstart in the US later this year with plans t...

Global news outlets ‘suspend’ Russian ops; Moscow alleges bias

Global news media said they were suspending reporting in Russia to protect their journalists after a new Russian law that threatened jail terms of up to 15 years for spreading "fake news". Social media platforms like Meta’s Facebook said late last week Moscow was blocking their local operations.

Google testing dark mode for android app

Tech giant Google is testing a darker dark mode for its Android search app. The new shade still is not the same as the one presented in Google's test of a pitch-black dark mode on desktops last month, ANI reported from Washington. Rather, the one spot in the mobile app is

Colors Tamil launches new show

Tamil Nadu’s youngest GEC, Colors Tamil, announced the launch of its new show ‘Idhu Solla Marandha Kadahi’. Set in the backdrop of Chennai, ‘Idhu Solla Marandha Kadahi’ revolves around the life of a widow with his two children. Packed with action, drama, and love, the show narr...

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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!