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Google returns to face recognition for Pixel phones

Facial recognition returned to the latest Google Pixel phones after a short hiatus due to challenges on cost and performance, according to three former employees at the Alphabet Inc unit knowledgeable about the efforts.

Sushmita Sen to play transgender in new series

Bollywood star Sushmita Sen on Thursday unveiled her first look from an upcoming web series, featuring her as transgender activist Gauri Sawant.

Titled ‘Taali’, the biographical drama series is created by Arjun Singh Baran and Kartik D Nishandar. It hails from the production banner

Q Marathi announces its first multi-platform show

In a bid to introduce fresh zest to the Marathi GEC category with a differentiated and disruptive content strategy, Q Marathi, a family-oriented Marathi GEC announced its first integrated multi-platform show ‘Q Marathi YouthFull Mahakarandak’. The m...

ABP News-CVoter caste equation opinion poll predicts Gujarat win for BJP

ABP News, along with research partner C-Voter, has conducted an opinion poll that predicts the ruling BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is poised to win the elections for a record seventh time since 1995 in Gujarat.

CCI gives conditional okay to Sony-Zee merger deal

Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday gave its conditional approval for the proposed merger between media groups Sony and Zee, a PTI report said earlier in the day.

The approval has ...

AajTak kickstarts social awareness campaign ‘Mera Swabhimaan’

On Monday, Aaj Tak announced its new campaign ‘Mera Swabhimaan’ with its first segment on the channel’s prime time show ‘Black & White’ by Sudhir Chaudhary at 9:00 pm.

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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!