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Spotify to shut down radio-like listening app stations

Music streaming platform Spotify’s radio-like listening app stations will not be available anymore. As per ANI, Spotify Stations, the streaming service’s lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists, will shut down on May 16. “At Spotify, we routinely conduct several experiments to create better-listening experiences...

Anuradha Aggarwal joins Amazon Pay as CMO

Anuradha Aggarwal has joined Amazon Pay as director, user growth, and CMO. The former head of the English, Infotainment, and Kids cluster at Disney-Star India announced the news on her LinkedIn account. She left Disney-Star in December 2020 and was working part-time as a strategic business advisor to D2C startups till March 2022. She joine...

aha announces content slate for May

aha, the regional OTT platform that provides 100 percent local entertainment to the people across the world, has announced a stellar content slate for May, which includes 40 titles for their Telugu section.

15th edition of Goafest kickstarts

Goafest 2022, India’s most definitive advertising, media, and marketing symposium is back after a two-year hiatus, featuring some of the industry’s brightest minds along with prestigious industry awards felicitating notable creative thinkers from South Asia. The festival kickstarted on May 5 with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and the un...

Institutions, students central to fulfil India’s M&E vision: Thakur

The Indian government on Thursday said it was undertaking the world’s biggest film restoration project at an estimated budget of Rs. 363 crore under the National Film Heritage Mission, which is in line with PM Modi’s vision for preserving national heritage, while appreciating the work done till now by films and TV in...

&PriveHD to premiere ‘Guardians’

&PrivéHD, the premium destination of nuanced cinema is set to entice its audience with the World Television Premiere of the adventure drama movie ‘Guardians’. The film is the true story of an adventurous explorer. The film starring Anton Pampushnyy, Sanjar Madi, Sebastien Sisak, Alina Lanina. ‘Guardians’ focuses on the Cold War, an ...

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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!