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SC agrees to examine Google’s plea on Jan 16

The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear Google's appeal against a decision by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that refused to stay a Rs 1,337.76 crore penalty imposed by the ...

Disney Star appoints Ajit Varghese as head of network advertising sales

Ajit Varghese has been named head of network advertising sales at Disney Star. He will be responsible for the overall advertising revenues of Disney Star's television and digital businesses, as well as driving growth through transformative sales and channel strategies, alliance formation, and...

Meta to limit ads targeting teens on FB, Insta

Meta has announced additional changes to its ad system, including the removal of gender as an option for advertisers to reach users under the age of 18 on Facebook and Instagram. Advertisers will only be able to reach teens using age and location starting in February, the company announced...

Netflix adds new game on iOS, Android

Netflix has added a new mobile game to its lineup called 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge,' which is a modern take on the classic TMNT arcade games. Shredder's Revenge was originally released for PC and consoles last year, but users can now play it on iOS or Android with a...

YouTube to share ad revenue with Shorts creators from February

On February 1, 2023, YouTube will begin sharing ad revenue with Shorts creators. The video streaming platform is introducing new terms for all YouTube Partner Program creators. It will enable creators to earn money from advertisements that appear between videos in the Shorts Feed. Creators can appl...

BIS publishes standards for digital TV receivers, built-in satellite tuners

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published the norms for digital television receivers with built-in satellite tuners, amongst three significant Indian standards in the area of electronics, facilitating easy viewing of free TV, especially those channels belonging to...

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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!