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JioCinema digital film festival starts Sept. 29

JioCinema, a leading streaming service, is all set to launch India’s biggest digital film festival starting September 29, the company said yesterday.

The JioCinema Film Festival will bring together a cinematic celebration woven around the them...

ICC Men’s WC prize money pot balloons to US$ 10 mn.

The 13th edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will see the winners of the 10-team tournament earn US$4 million. Winners will go home with US$ 4 million from the overall US$10 million pot, while runners-up will earn US$2 million, said ICC, cricket’s global governing body, in a statement yest...

Amazon unveils new slate of updated devices, including Alexa

Amazon.com Inc, playing a catch-up game, has unveiled a slate of new and refreshed devices and updated its Alexa voice assistant with generative artificial intelligence to attract users to the unprofitable product as competition grows from chatbots like Google's Bard.

WhatsApp introduces 31 people group calling on Android

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a feature that allows users to initiate group calls with up to 31 participants, as well as minor improvements to the Android calls tab, and it is now available to some beta testers. The calls tab on WhatsApp has undergone some minor changes. According to IANS,...

Mohit Raina, Anupam Kher to feature in ‘The Freelancer’ OTT series

‘The Freelancer,’ an upcoming streaming series, will star actor Mohit Raina, who is well-known for his roles in 'Devon Ke Dev - Mahadev,' Uri - The Surgical Strike,' 'Good News,' and other films. It ...

Microsoft in talks to extend Activision contract, overcoming hurdles

Microsoft is currently engaged in discussions to extend its acquisition contract with video game company Activision Blizzard. The existing agreement is scheduled to expire on Tuesday, and both parties aim to overcome remaining regulatory challenges related to their $69 billion deal, as revealed by 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!