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Amazon announces premium, ad-supported content across channels

At the Interactive Advertising Bureau's 2023 NewFronts, held on May 1 in New York City, Amazon executives and a slew of celebrity guests unveiled a slate of streaming content and associated advertising capabilities. New and upcoming opportunities span Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, Fire TV, Twitch, A...

TATA IPL Fan Parks hit massive crowd action on JioCinema

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Google to split notification, ringtone volume in Android

Google has hinted that the latest Android 13 QPR3 or 14 release may include a separate slider for Ringtone and Notification volume, allowing users to fine-tune their audio settings more easily. Previous Android releases required users to control both Ringtone and

JioCinema pricing, content tactics to be crucial for India success

The video streaming business of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person, is likely to focus on pricing and local content following a deal with Warner Bros as it seeks to challenge the likes of Disney and Ne...

India brings 4G services to North-Eastern border areas

Government-funded 4G tower of Airtel started services last week in Lumpo, one of the last villages in the district near Line of Actual control in Arunachal Pradesh, paving way for access to a new age digital economy for the locals.

Instagram let users add songs to photo carousels

Instagram, which is owned by Meta, is testing a new tool that will allow users to add songs to their photo carousels on the platform. The tool is already available in a "few countries," according to Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with ...

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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!