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BJP MP Rajput calls for ban on OTT shows in Lok Sabha

Even as India’s Opposition political parties disrupted proceedings in the parliament over the last few days demanding discussion on certain issues, a BJP Member of Parliament found time to call for a ban on online content, which, he described, as against Indian culture and ethos.

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Netflix to release animated film ‘Vivo’ on Aug 6

The streaming platform, Netflix is all set to release their upcoming musically animated film ‘Vivo’ on August 6. The story of ‘Vivo’ revolves around kinkajou (aka a rainforest ‘honey bear’, voiced by Miranda), who spends his days playin...

Sidharth Malhotra’s ‘Shershaah’ to release Prime Video

Finally, the wait is over! Actor Sidharth Malhotra-starrer kargil war-inspired ‘Shershaah’ is all set to release digitally on August 12.

On Thursday, the makers unveiled the teaser of the film, which is based on the life of Param Vir Chakra awardee Vikram Batra, one of the h...

Govt. asks States not to register cases under scrapped section of IT Act

After India’s Supreme Court expressed its displeasure, the federal government on Wednesday asked the States and Union Territories not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Inf...

Germany, Kuwait enter NewsOnAir radio global rankings

In the latest rankings of top countries in the world (excluding India) where All India Radio live-streams on NewsOnAir app are most popular, Fiji has jumped from 5^thposition to 2nd, while Saudi Arabia has made a comeback in Top 10.

Kuwait and Germany are the new entrants i...

Twitter India gets interim relief from high court

An Indian court on Thursday said Twitter Inc.’s India head Manish Maheshwari should face no "coercive action" in a case where police summoned him for failing to stop the spread of a video that allegedly incited religious discord, media reports indicated.

"If the police desire to exam...

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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!