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Trump suggests US govt own 50% of TikTok’s American biz

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of popular short-video app TikTok that was slated to be shuttered on January 19.

While signing the order, Trump suggested the United States government should be a half owne...

Discovery+ celebrates Republic Day with Rs.299 annual subscription offer

In honor of India’s 76th Republic Day, Warner Bros. Discovery is offering a limited-time discounted annual subscription to its streaming platform, discovery+. From January 22 to January 28, 2025, both new and existing subscribers can enjoy a year of immersive...

Sajith Sivanandan joins Jio mobile digital services as President

Industry veteran Sajith Sivanandan has been appointed President of Jio Mobile Digital Services at Jio Platforms, marking a pivotal addition to the company’s leadership team, The Economic Times reported. In his new role, Sivanandan will spearhead the development of AI-driven digital services for

Santhanam’s ‘DD Next Level’ first look unveiled on his birthday

The much-anticipated horror-comedy DD Next Level, starring Santhanam, has released its first look on the actor’s birthday. The film, directed by S. Prem Anand, is the latest installment in the wildly popular ‘Dhillukku Duddu’ (DD) franchise and promises to take the laughter and thrills to the next level, IANS reported. Adding a unique twist t...

‘The Great Gujarati Matrimony’ premieres on ShemarooMe

ShemarooMe rings in the new year with a heartwarming tale of love and cultural intricacies, as ‘The Great Gujarati Matrimony’ premiered on January 18, 2025. This romantic drama, steeped in Gujarati culture and modern sensibilities, promises to strike a ch...

CloudTV forges smart TV content partnerships

CloudTV, India’s pioneering TV operating system, has taken a significant step to redefine the Smart TV experience by announcing strategic partnerships with leading content providers such as Aha TV, Mask TV, JOJO, Ultra Jhakass, KLiKK, NeoTV+, and TravelXP. These collaborations aim to deliver a wide array of genre-specific programming tailored...

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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!