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TRAI floats discussion paper on ease of doing biz

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday released a consultation paper on “Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector”, seeking inputs from stakeholders on key iss...

Mukesh Ambani: 5G adoption should be ‘national priority’

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday pitched for India making the rollout of 5G or the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks as a national priority to support the dig...

Colin Farrell joins ‘The Batman’ spin-off series

Irish actor Colin Farrell has signed on to return as DC comic villain the Penguin in ‘The Batman’ spin-off series, which is set to premiere on HBO Max. Farrell who will be making his debut as the Penguin in Matt Reeves-directed <...

Airtel partners with Juniper Networks for broadband coverage

Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, and American networking company Juniper Networks partnered for network upgrading expansion of Airtel’s nationwide broadband coverage across India. Juniper Networks will supply, install and provide support for upgrades to the...

Lionsgate Play to premiere ‘Showtrial’

Lionsgate Play, a premium streaming platform from Starz Global is all set to premiere the British legal drama ‘Showtrial’. The series was created by Ben Richards and has been hailed as one of the most engaging legal dramas of 2021. The s...

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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!