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Prabhas’ ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ set for May 9 release

Renowned filmmaker Nag Ashwin revealed the release date of his much-anticipated film 'Kalki 2898 AD' during a spectacular event.

The star-studded cast, including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Pad...

Viacom18 appoints Farzin Najmi SVP Sports Tech

In a strategic move, Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd. has appointed Farzin Najmi as Senior Vice President, overseeing Sports Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Enterprise IT & Business Process Engineering. The decision signals a pivotal moment for the ...

Microsoft rebrands edge browser for iOS, Android

Microsoft has rebranded its Edge browser on iOS and Android to "Microsoft Edge: AI browser". Users noticed that the company recently renamed its mobile browser to Microsoft Edge: AI browser, reports Neowin. The browser's page on the App Store and Google Play Store advertises new AI-powered capabil...

Ministry of Communications widens certification scheme to cover 37 products

In a significant move to boost the ease of doing business and streamline certification processes, the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has expanded the Simplified Certification Scheme (SCS) to include 37 additional products, effective January 1, 2024. Ac...

Airtel services to acquire 97.1% stake in Beetel Teletech

Bharti Airtel Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, has agreed to the acquisition of 49.45 lakh shares or 97.1 percent stake in Beetel Teletech, another Bharti Group company, according to a filing. Pegging the cost of acquisition at Rs 669 crore, the filing said this acquisition is a part of the company's strategy to enable in...

Digital India Act unlikely to be in place before May: IT Minister

The government may not be able to put in place the Digital India Act, which aims to replace over 23 years old IT Act 2000, before the next general election (ending with a new a government in May), as there is not much time left for extensive consultation, India's

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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!