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Snapchat adds Sony Music to its library

American multimedia instant messaging app Snapchat has announced a new deal with Sony Music Entertainment to include their artistes’ music into Snap’s library of licensed music. According to ANI, the additional music partners include Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, MERLIN Members, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing G...

AVIA’s SIF to discuss growing relevance of satellites

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) will be hosting its annual Satellite Industry Forum on Thursday, November 18 this year, under the Asia Video Summit umbrella of events, which are taking place from November 11-18.

Momentous changes were already underway within the satellite ...

Airtel, Jio, Alliance B’band, Atria among 9 ISPs topping Netflix Speed Index in India

With an average of 3.6 Mbps of broadband speed, nine Indian ISPs occupied the top spot in the country’s ranking for Netflix Speed Index in India. The nine Indian ISPs were 7 Star Digital, Airtel, Alliance Broadband, Atria Convergence Technologies, D-VoiS, Excitel Broadband, Hathway, Jio Giga Fiber and Tatasky Broadba...

Marvel Studios unveils slate of animated series

The American film and television studio, subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios announced the slate of animated series for streaming platform Disney+ with three new shows, ‘X-Men ‘97’, ‘Spider-Man: Freshman Year’ and ‘Marvel Zombies’. After Dis...

Advertising by crypto currencies irks govt.

Ahead of proposing a Bill in the Indian parliament during the forthcoming winter session, the government has frowned upon advertising crypto currencies in the local media, terming them ‘non-transparent’.

"It was strongly felt that attempts to mislead the youth through over-promising ...

BCCI appoints VVS Laxman as head of NCA

Former India batter VVS Laxman will be the next head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), a senior BCCI official confirmed on Sunday. According to The Hindu newspaper, Laxman will take over from his former batting colleague Rahul Dravid, who was recently appointed as chief coach of the Indian team following the end of Ravi Shastri's tenure....

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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!