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Reliance denies reports on its bid for British Telecom

Reliance Industries Ltd said on Monday it does not intend to bid for British telecom company BT Group Plc. after a media report that the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate was considering an offer.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance mig...

Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO; Parag Agrawal takes over

Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., has stepped down and said Parag Agrawal will succeed him --- both announcements put out on Twitter on Monday.

“After almost 16 years of having a role at our company…from co-founder to CEO to Chair to Exec Chair ...

Netflix facilitates master-class on short films at IFFI

As part of a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) and OTT platforms, cine enthusiasts attending the 52nd edition of the fest got an opportunity to attend a virtual master-class on the topic “Why short films are valued by p...

Aavishkar, Alcoa criticize capping of cable TV rates by Punjab

The All India Aavishkar Dish Antenna Sangh (Aavishkar) and All Local Cable Operators Association (Alcoa), two apex bodies representing the interests of MSOs, LCOs ...

Asia Video Summit, other events highlight resilience of the industry

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) ended the year with a series of virtual conferences attended by over 1,600 delegates across Asia Pacific, and its first in-person industry conference and dinner in over two years, Resilience 100, at the Grand Hyatt Singapore.

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China proposes online advertising oversight

China's market regulator proposed new rules on Friday that would increase online advertising oversight, including stipulating that adverts should not affect normal internet use or mislead users.

Authorities in China have tightened regulati...

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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!