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Snap to focus on growing ads business, augmented reality

Snap will concentrate on expanding and diversifying its underperforming advertising business with a focus on augmented reality, CEO Evan Spiegel informed employees in a note on Tuesday. The announcement comes amid a challenging period for the Snapchat owner, as it contends with major social media players such as Instagram parent Meta Platform...

Kandahar hijack survivor feels Netflix show controversy ‘needless’

Amid a row over the depiction of code names of hijackers of the 1999 Indian Airlines plane in the OTT series ‘IC814: The Kandahar Hijack’, a survivor of the harrowing incident yesterday said there is a "needless" controversy over the show.

According to a PTI report from Chan...

Ananya Pandey, cricketer Shubman Gill join Beats family

Beats has announced Bollywood actress Ananya Pandey and Gen Z cricketer Shubman Gill as the new faces of its brand in India. This announcement coincides with the launch of new products, Beats Solo Buds, Beats Solo 4, and Beats Pill. Ananya and Shubman will...

Mumbai HC refuses relief to ‘Emergency’; Kangana says she’s being targeted

Even as a Mumbai court did not hand out an interim relief to Kangana Ranaut-helmed ‘Emergency’ yesterday, which keeps the film’s release in a limbo, the Member of Parliament and actor-producer said that she has become everybody’s ‘target’, adding that that the court had lambasted the film certification body ...

L’Oreal ropes in Alia Bhatt as global brand ambassador

Leading French cosmetic maker L'Oreal Paris yesterday said it has roped in Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt as its new global brand ambassador.

With this, Bhatt joins the brand's diverse roster of L'Oreal brand ambassadors like Viola Davis, Jane Fonda, Eva Longoria, Kendall Jenner, Elle ...

Netflix updates opening disclaimers on terrorists in ‘Hijack’ drama

Netflix India yesterday said it has updated the opening disclaimer of its latest series ‘IC814: The Kandahar Hijack’, which has courted controversy over its depiction of hijackers’ code names.

"For the benefit of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airline...

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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!