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China directs tech giants to stop blocking rivals’ links on their sites

Beijing’s all-round ‘cleansing’ initiatives continue. Having put restrictions on kids' exposure to online games, limiting the influence of edtech companies, telling TV presenters and social media influencers to behave and dress more responsibly and cutting short tech giants’ g...

China’s Weibo bans Korean pop band, BTS, fan account

Chinese social media platform Weibo banned a fan club of popular South Korean K-pop band BTS from posting for 60 days, saying it had raised funds illegally, days after photographs of a customized airplane funde...

Bangladesh warns foreign TV channels of penalties on clean feeds

Bangladesh has warned foreign TV channels that they would not be allowed to air beyond September 30, 2021 if they don’t beam a clean feed, shorn of all advertisements.

“The (foreign TV) channels are not transmitting clean feed eve...

IPL 2022: Cricket board expects Rs. 5,000 cr windfall from new teams

The Indian cricket board could soon get richer by at least Rs. 5,000 crore with the addition of two new franchises during the 2022 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).

The IPL, which is currently an

China’s new personal data privacy law to take effect Nov. 1

China's National People's Congress on Friday passed a law designed to protect online user data privacy and will implement the policy from November 1 this year, according to state media outlet Xinhua. The law's passage completes another ...

And now, dress & language code for China live-streamers

What you wear, what you eat, which language you speak…Increasingly the State is getting into a host of areas that were earlier concerned personal zones backed with come constitutional rights --- at least in a democratic world.

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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!