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Jio rejects Airtel’s charge on predatory pricing of live TV channels on JioFiber

Reliance Jio has dismissed Bharti Airtel's recent complaint to the regulator about the Mukesh Ambani-led telco allegedly unleashing predatory offers of live TV channels with its JioFiber home broadband plans, calling the move a deliberate, malicious attempt to defame Jio's consumer-friendly tariffs an...

WhatsApp releases ‘companion mode’ to all beta users on Android

In its most recent Android version, Meta-owned WhatsApp made the buddy mode functionality available to all beta testers. Previously, the companion mode was only available to a small group of beta testers, according to IANS. This feature, which is an expansion of multi-device compatibil...

Red FM celebrates Bengali New Year with Poila Boithak S4

To honor the start of the Bengali New Year and its rich link with Rabindranath Tagore and Bengal's baul, 93.5 RED FM has inaugurated the fourth season of Poila Boithak. On April 22, 2023, at EZCC, the event intends to bring together the greatest of Bangladeshi Baul and Bengali Baul musici...

The Abby One Show Award appoints Prajato Guha Thakurta

Prajato Guha Thakurta, co-founder and CCO of Manja has been chosen by the Abby One Show Award 2023 Governing Council to chair the jury for the category of Brand Activation & Promotion. Projo has worked for roughly 18 years in some of the top

Shemaroo Entertainment appoints Hitesh Shetty as Revenue Head for Broadcast

Hitesh Shetty has been named the new Head of Revenue for Broadcast at Shemaroo Entertainment. He will report directly to Sandeep Gupta, COO of the Broadcasting Business. Hitesh has almost two decades of expertise in the Media &

YouTube Music rolls out ‘real-time lyrics’ on Android, iOS

Real-time lyrics have begun to roll out to YouTube Music on Android and iOS, the company's music streaming service. According to IANS, the feature is currently accessible to a small number of YouTube Music members who have

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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!