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Adani group rejects NDTV claims on need for tax clearance

The Adani group rejected claims by New Delhi Television Ltd. (NDTV) that a major stake sale by its founders would require clearance from India's tax authorities, as a public wrangle to take control of the popular news network intensified.

The Adani conglomerate run by India's richest...

TRAI extends deadline for NTO 2.0 implementation

As expected, broadcast and telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has extended implementation of New Regulatory Framework 2020 for broadcast sector, popularly known as NTO 2.0, by three months till November 30 for broadcasters, while for other stakeholders too it has been pushed back.

Prime Video tops YouGov’s recommended rankings 2022 in India

YouGov analysis reveals Amazon Prime Video tops the list of India’s most recommended brands with a recommend score of 84.1 percent. The rankings are based on YouGov BrandIndex’s positive recommend score, which measures the percentage of a brand’s customers who wou...

Google opens door for Android apps

American tech giant Google has been trying to make it easier for developers to create Android apps that connect across a range of devices. According to ANI, Google, in a Blogspot explained that they are launching a new cross-device software development kit...

United Cloud leverages Nagra forensic to shutdown piracy

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and the world's leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, on August 31 announced that United Cloud, the innovation center of the United Group, the leading multi-play telecoms and media provider in South East Europe, has selected NAGRA’s NexGuard Watermarking to expand...

‘Me Time’ tops Netflix English films list; clocks 59mn view-hours

Even as Netflix celebrates its silver jubilee, viewers spent some quality ‘Me Time’ with Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg and Regina Hall as the film debuted atop the English Films List with 59.23 million hours viewed.

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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!