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Spotify hikes prices in France amidst new tax challenges

Swedish streaming service Spotify on Thursday said it would increase its prices in France due to a new tax, which it argued would fail to accomplish its intended goal. The government last year decided, starting from this year, to slap a 1.2 percent tax on the revenue streaming companies make in France t...

Nokia, Sterlite Tech partner to boost digital solutions

Finnish telecom and IT company Nokia said yesterday it has partnered with Sterlite Technologies (STL), an Indiann optical and digital solutions company, to enhance networking and digital solutions for government institutions a...

Meta to stop paying Aussie news publishers for content on FB

Meta Platforms has said it will stop paying Australian news publishers for content that appears on Facebook, setting up a fresh battle with Canberra, which had led the world with a law that forces internet giants to strike licencing de...

Dailyhunt in talks to acquire India’s Koo: Report

Media firm Dailyhunt is in the advanced stages of talks to acquire homegrown microblogging platform Koo, a media report said on Wednesday. According to IANS, which cited unnamed sources, the deal is expected to be finalized “within weeks” ...

Voda Idea aims to raise Rs 45,000 crore via equity, debt

Vodafone Idea board on Tuesday approved a fund-raise of up to Rs 20,000 crore through a combination of equity and equity-linked instruments, the crisis-ridden telco said, adding promoters will also participate in the proposed equity raise. Overall, Vodafone I...

Meta ends political content recommendations on Instagram and Threads

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has announced a significant policy change regarding the visibility of political content on its platforms Instagram and Threads. In a statement made by Instagram chief Adam Mosseri via a Threads post on Friday, it was revealed that th...

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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!