As Jio turns 5, tech world hails revolution

From Google India to Zomato, and Netflix to Paytm to HDFC, the who’s who of the tech world lined up to congratulate a company’s five years of operations. No surprises. All these tech companies have been a beneficiary of the data revolution that Reliance Jio brought with its dirt cheap rates when it disrupted the […]

The Q appoints Sujata Samant as head of marketing

The Q, India’s fastest growing youth-focused, Hindi GEC, has announced the appointment of Sujata Samant as Head of Marketing. She will report to Krishna Menon, COO. In her new role, she will be responsible for driving The Q’s marketing and communications strategies spanning strategic partnerships, branding, marketing campaigns, and corporate communications. An Industry expert in […]

As Balaji Telefilms OTT biz performed well, original content to increase

Content production company Balaji Telefilms has said the pandemic has accelerated the digitalisation process in the country, which augurs well for the entertainment industry and particularly for OTT, in which it intends to ”pursue and invest” in more original contents with affordable subscription rates. The leading media and content provider, which is present in the […]

The Q appoints Pankaj Rai as Head of Ad Sales for North, East regions

The Q, India’s fastest growing youth-focused, Hindi GEC, has announced the appointment of Pankaj Rai as the Head of Ad Sales for the North and East regions. Rai will be based in Delhi and report to the CEO, Simran Hoon. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the advertising sales for the […]

Guest Column: Bringing broadband to masses via terrestrial wireless

Our country has been trying to bridge the significant digital divide that still persists in spite of some phenomenal work done by various stakeholders, including the Indian Government. Nearly 50 percent of the population still does not have access to the simple Internet leave alone broadband. However, the pandemic has forced high dependence on the […]

Guest Column: Satellite b’band an upcoming opportunity for DPOs

Satellite industry is gearing up for a new regime and in a year’s time we could very well witness satellite companies offering high-speed broadband services to retail consumers; especially those consumers who live in far-flung places of our vast country, and where laying of cable or fibre is very difficult and a costly affair, if […]