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Govt to release Digital India Act first draft by end of July

The first draft of India's impending new law for the tech sector, known as the Digital India Act, is expected to be released by the end of July or early August.

According to the Economic Times newspaper, senior government officials said the Centre may se...

PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ celebrates ton with UN b’cast

In a “historic moment”, the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ was broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters here in the early hours of Sunday yesterday."Just started.

‘Mann Ki Ba...

Nxtdigital appoints Sachin Pillai as Director on the Board

NDL Ventures Limited (NDL - formerly known as NXTDIGITAL Limited) on Friday announced the appointment of Sachin Pillai as Director on the Board of Directors via an e-voting process that began on March 20, 2023, and ended on April 19, 2023. Sachin Pillai brings extensive experience in the f...

IAA India Chapter concludes its inaugural digital event ‘TechPulse’ on a high note

On April 27, 2023, the India Chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) hosted its first-ever digital event, TechPulse, at the Taj Santacruz in Mumbai. The event brought together industry veterans, thought ...

BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigns

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned yesterday after an independent report found he breached rules for public appointments about a loan for then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Sharp said he had agreed to a request to stay on until the end of June to give the go...

Nikhil Mathur joins TV9 as Head Marketing & Strategic Partnerships

Nikhil Mathur has joined TV9 as head of marketing and strategic partnerships for News9 Plus. He updated about this development on his LinkedIn account. Mathur left India TV last month after two years as

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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!