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Make tech giants pay publishers of news content: BJP MP

Taking a cue from Australia, Indian policy-makers urged the government to enact a law to make tech giants such as Facebook and Google pay local publishers of news content.

Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention on Wednesday in Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of Parliament BJP l...

Indian urban & rural phone subs show upward trend in Jan-21

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,173.83 million at the end of December-20 to 1,183.49 million at the end of January-21, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.82%, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s data.

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Karnataka cable ops’ protest halts OFC removal by admin

After the cable TV operators in Bengaluru in India’s southern state of Karnataka protested removal of optical fibre cable in the city, terming it “illegal” and a “disgrace”, apparently the Chief Minister’s Office directed the local civic administration to halt the operations.

“We wis...

हेमंत नागराले बने मुंबई के नए पुलिस कमिश्नर

हेमंत नागराले को मुंबई का पुलिस कमिश्नर बनाया गया है तो वहीं परमबीर सिंह का ट्रांसफर करके उन्हें डीजी होमगार्ड बनाया गया है। आपको बता दें कि, एंटीलिया के बाहर विस्फोटक रखी कार मिलने के बाद महाराष्ट्र सरकार ने यह एक बड़ा फैसला लिया है। बता दें कि एंटीलिया के बाहर विस्फोटक के साथ बरामद कार के मामले में जांच अभी भी जारी है। https://twitter.com/AN...

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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!