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Spotify to roll out this week messaging feature for subs

Spotify Technology will start rolling out a messaging feature to both free and premium subscription tiers as the music streaming giant seeks to attract more users and fend off competition.

The messaging feature will allow users to chat and share music with people they have interacted...

India explores low-orbit satellite constellation for broadband rollout

India is mulling its own constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide space-based broadband internet across the country, in an apparent attempt to catch up in an area dominated by global players such as SpaceX and OneWeb. The demand for a sovereign LEO constellation came up during the consultation the Department of Space had w...

Tata Play Binge unveils August slate of premieres with fresh stories, big drama

August has arrived with a brand-new lineup of shows and films on Tata Play Binge, bringing edge-of-the-seat thrillers, reality television, action dramas and even wildlife wonders to keep viewers hooked. The latest slate promises stories that are bold, larger than life, and crafted to deliver binge-worthy entertainment all through the month. A...

Vi launches ‘Nonstop Hero’ campaign to promote unlimited prepaid data plan

Telecom operator Vi has rolled out a new campaign for its ‘Vi Nonstop Hero Plan’, a prepaid offering that allows unlimited data on both 4G and 5G handsets for 24 hours a day. Positioned as India’s only full-day unlimited data plan, the initiative underlines Vi’s effort to address the growing demand for uninterrupted internet connectivity across ...

BSNL rolls out 4G mobile services in Delhi

State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday announced the soft launch of its 4G services in the national capital, giving subscribers access to high-speed mobile internet on compatible devices. According to a PTI report, the services are being...

Vi reports lower-than-expected Q1 FY26 loss; new CEO named

India's Vodafone Idea yesterday named insider Abhijit Kishore as CEO and reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss as the telecom operator continued to benefit from the previous year's price hikes.

Kishore, currently chief operating officer, will replace CEO Akshaya Moondra...

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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!