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Cinematograph Act under review, but no final decision taken: Govt

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Friday apprised his fellow parliamentarians that proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act had not been finalized and were more aimed at streamlining...

Anurag Thakur gets MIB; Ashwini Vaishnaw to helm Meity, Telecoms

Well, the Indian PM reshuffled his council of ministers on Wednesday and the media and telecoms industries have new Ministers at relevant ministries of Information and Broadcasting,

Indian govt. insists in court Twitter failed to be IT Rules-compliant

India’s federal government Monday told the Delhi High Court that social media giant Twitter Inc. has failed to comply with India's new IT Rules, which is law of the land and is mandatorily required to be complied with.

Indian Govt’s Twitter war continues

New Delhi went on the offensive on Wednesday after morning media reports quoted unnamed official sources hinting that as Twitter has not fully complied with the new digital regulations, its intermediary status stood null and void with IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad later weighing in by tweeting “there are numerous q...

Indian microblogging site Koo now in Assamese

Micro-blogging platform Koo launched on Wednesday the app in Assamese language with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma releasing the first message in the State’s local language. A PTI reported quoted the Chief Minister as saying in Assamese, “I am delighted that Koo App has launched it in the Assamese language with me joining the platfo...

WhatsApp ‘forcing’, ‘tricking’ users to accept privacy rules: Govt

India’s federal government has told the Delhi High Court that social messaging platform WhatsApp was trying to "force" its users to consent to the new privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes the law by bombarding them with notifications daily to obtain their consent.

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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!