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Google working on satcom support for Android

Spacecraft engineering companies SpaceX and T-Mobile recently announced a partnership that will enable smartphones to connect directly to satellites. According to ANI, this will be supported by upcoming Starlink V2 satellites but will work with existing phones because it will use an existing band in the PCS spectrum. Google SVP of Platform...

Netflix unveils upcoming films, series from Indonesia

Netflix has announced a slate of upcoming made-in-Indonesia films and series—its most ambitious yet. The seven new titles, spanning sci-fi thriller, comedy, and period drama, were unveiled at the ‘Waktu Netflix’ Indonesia. “The Indonesian film industry has evolved rapidly in recent years. More and more creators and stories from Indonesia are ...

Sarita Kaushik named Deputy Executive Editor ABP Majha

Sarita Kaushik has become the first woman to hold an editor’s post at a Marathi news channel.

This historic move happened when ABP Majha elevated Kaushik as the Deputy Executive Editor on August 29. She will be taking charge of the entire content of a news channel.

French bid to counter Netflix threat runs into antitrust bumper

A proposed merger between two of France’s biggest television companies to better compete with fast-growing streaming services like

Twitter testing ‘Edit Tweet’ feature

Micro-blogging platform Twitter finally said that it is testing the Edit button after much speculation. The site is testing the feature with select users and Twitter Blue users over the next few weeks. It hasn't, however, given a timeline for a launch. The idea is to start rolling out the ‘Edit’ to select users over the next few weeks t...

CNN FlashDocs to premiere ‘Serena Williams: On Her Terms’

At the close of the annual US Open Tennis Championships, CNN will celebrate the personal and professional life of the trailblazer in ‘Serena Williams: On Her Terms’. Produced by the CNN FlashDocs unit, the hour-long special will premiere on Sunday, September...

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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!