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Jio announced Beta trial of 5G service in 4 cities

Telecom major Jio will start a beta trial of 5G services in four cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Varanasi - from October 5 with a select set of customers, the company said on Tuesday. The company will send an invite to customers under Jio True 5G We...

Apple Music hits 100 mn songs, driven by human curation

Apple Music has reached a record mark of 100 million songs in its catalogue, a number that will continue to grow and exponentially multiply.

The company said that 21 years on from the invention of iTunes and the debut of th...

Guest Column: Is there something for b’cast sector in draft Indian Telecoms Bill ’22?

By Rajiv Khattar

The draft Indian Telecommunications Bill 2022 has been released for public consultations and much was anticipated as new regulations were supposed to be replacing three existing laws --- The Telegraph Act 1875, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933 and...

ABP News-CVoter caste equation opinion poll predicts Gujarat win for BJP

ABP News, along with research partner C-Voter, has conducted an opinion poll that predicts the ruling BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is poised to win the elections for a record seventh time since 1995 in Gujarat.

FM radio Phase-III policy guidelines liberalised further

With an eye to further liberalise radio broadcasting, the Indian government on Tuesday announced a slew of measures, including removing the 15 percent national cap on channel holding. In this direction, the government has decided to remove the three-year window period for restructuring of

Zee Media quits the world of BARC audience ratings

In a bold and decisive decision, Zee Media (housing the Zee branded news channels) has decided to quit the BARC India-generated audience ratings system.

In a late evening statement on Tuesday, Zee Me...

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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!