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Tata Neu adds 12 languages to chatbot

Tata Group, which launched its super app Tata Neu is set to launch its chatbot in 12 different languages, with voice capabilities in the next version to be launched by the end of this quarter, said Pratik Pal, CEO, Tata Digital. Tata Digital, on Thursday, hosted a press meet for the recently-launched super app Tata Neu. During the event, Pal...

Jennifer Lopez’s documentary ‘Halftime’ to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez’s documentary on Netflix is set to open the Tribeca Film Festival, scheduled for a premiere at the United Palace in Washington Heights on June 8. As per ANI, the documentary directed by Amanda Micheli, offers an intimate peek behind the curtain following Lopez as she readies herself for her Super Bowl Halftime show, as well as ...

Sony Max brings World TV premiere of ‘Ashwamedham’

Hindi Movie channel, backed by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), is ready to premiere the thriller film ‘Ashwamedham’ on Sony MAX on April 17 at 12:00 Pm. Starring debutant Dhruva Karunakar, Shivangi Khedkar, and Ambati Arjun amongst others. The movie begins with Dhruva (Dhruva Karunakar), a young man running a chain of cyberc...

Viacom18 launches #MusicKaMadhouse-KaanPhod

India’s leading entertainment conglomerate Viacom18’s Youth, Music and English entertainment (YME) cluster has launched KaanPhod, an artist-first label, and platform offering language agnostic, music-centric content across multiple digital as well as major audio streaming platforms including Hungama, Wynk, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Jio Saavn, Resso...

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Anek’ to release on May 27

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana’s upcoming film ‘Anek’ directed by Anubhav Sinha, will now arrive in theatres on May 27, instead of its earlier planned release on May 13. The producers of the movie Sinha and Bhushan Kumar have decided to shift the release date of ‘Anek’ from May 13 to May 27 to avoid a box office clash with Yash Raj Films’ Ranveer S...

Tencent to block Chinese gamers’ access to foreign, unapproved games

Tencent Holdings said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in a sign of tightening compliance as Chinese regulators more closely scrutinize the industry. The country's largest social and gaming firm said late on Wednesday it will on May 31 update its games speed...

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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!