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Netflix, UNESCO join hands for Indian heritage campaign

Global streaming giant Netflix and UNESCO have come together to launch a campaign to highlight Indian culture and heritage with the OTT platform’s pre-school animated series Mighty Little Bheem.

The campaign titled, “One Country, Incredible Diversity” will start with a discu...

Over 40 streamers, 1,800 digi news publishers given info: MIB

More than 40 OTT platforms and 1,800 digital news publishers have given requisite information to the Indian government under the new digital regulations, according to Minister of Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.

Thakur furnished t...

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 advertising to grow by 20%; global figure by 19%: GroupM

The mid-year forecast done annually of the media industry by GroupM, in 2021 has thrown up some interesting numbers. Global advertising is expected to grow by 19 per cent (excluding U.S. political advertising) during 2021, a significant upward revision from December forecast.

This re...

ICC, BharatPe announce branding partnership

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with BharatPe, India’s leading financial services company, for merchants from 2021 to 2023.

The agreement will ensure BharatPe’s involvement and integration at all ICC events throug...

Indian Railways gets 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band

With an aim to increase passengers safety and provide secure voice, video and data communication services for operational and security applications, a proposal was cleared to allot Indian Railways 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band.

With this spectrum, the Indian Railways envisages to pr...

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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!