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After layoffs, Zuckerberg wants 2023 to be ‘year of efficiency’

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg now want 2023 to be the "year of efficiency" after laying off 11,000 employees.

"I just think we've entered somewhat of a phase change for the company," Zuckerbe...

Dainik Bhaskar owner DB Corp reports 44% fall in quarterly profit

India's DB Corp, owners of Dainik Bhaskar group, reported a 44.2 percent fall in quarterly profit as the owner of India's largest Hindi daily was hit by high newsprint prices, sending shares down as much as 9.5 percent.

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STPI DG Kumar urges cable ops to go in for innovations

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Director-General Arvind Kumar has urged India’s cable TV fraternity to take advantage of the government's initiatives related to start-ups and go in for innovations to sustain their businesses and grow even as the pace of growth of...

Mobile phones, TV sets to cost less as components’ customs duties cut

India’s approximately $ 2 billion industry can cheer for the fact that the government’s budgetary announcements yesterday on the country’s technology agenda and initiatives to boost digital infrastructure can have a positive cascading impact on the sector--- at least indi...

SC mulls legality of WhatsApp case as PDP Bill in the offing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will examine whether it should consider now the plea challenging WhatsApp’s policy to share users’ data with parent company Facebook and others or ...

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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!