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Chinese onslaught on data, privacy, anti-trust could continue

Why criticize Indian Commerce Minister for invoking the Quit India call (primarily given to oust the Brtitishers from India by Mahatma Gandhi) while welcoming a top court decision that said Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart would have to undergo investigation by the anti-trust body, Competition Commission of India?

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May be not medals tally, India’s rocking Tokyo digital engagement chart

After the initial euphoria of a silver medal in weightlifting --- courtesy Mirabai Chanu --- on the day action began at the Tokyo Games 2020, there have been little to really cheer about as Indian medal hopes flattered to deceive --- till boxer Lovlina Borgohain (medal assured but not decided till Sunday ...

Why are audiences tuning out of Tokyo Olympics?

Well, the audience data for linear TV channels and digital platforms related to the ongoing Tokyo Olympics 2020 hasn’t yet come out, but trends in some other countries show that the games’ viewership has fallen since 2016.

In India, the Games are being broadcast on Sony sports channe...

CNN plans to launch CNN Plus streaming service

The US-based Cable News Service (CNN) has announced on Monday that they are starting a new venture CNN Plus- a streaming platform that will exist alongside its existing linear TV networks. According to The Verge, “

Photo journalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan

Reuters journalist

Japanese Olympics sponsors look to cut budgets

Japanese Olympics sponsors are cancelling or scaling back booths and promotional events tied to the Tokyo 2020 Games, frustrated by "very last minute" decisions by organisers and a delay on whether spectat...

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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!