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Alphabet to slow down personnel hiring for ’22

Alphabet Inc. said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis pressure businesses. The announcement aligns the parent of search giant Google with other major tech companies, including Uber Technologies Inc. and...

Mirchi Plus announces ‘Manohar Kahaniyaan’ audio series

Mirchi, the city-centric music and entertainment company, launched its brand-new audio series ‘Manohar Kahaniyaan’, exclusively on the Mirchi Plus App. The 13-episode series is an adaptation of the famous Hindi pulp fiction magazine of the 90s ‘Manohar Kahaniyaan’. ‘Manohar Kahaniyaan’ makes a great entertainer for the listeners as it brin...

Games 24*7 appoints Sameer Chugh as chief legal officer

Games24x7 has announced the appointment of Sameer Chugh as a chief legal officer, according to an update on his LinkedIn account. In his new role, Chugh will lead the company’s legal and compliance function and be instrumental in strengthening and accelerating Games24x7’s vision in a dynamic regulatory environment. With over 26 years of ex...

Prasar Bharti unveils new logo

India’s public broadcaster Prasar Bharati unveiled its new logo on July 11, 2022, in its silver jubilee year. The new logo was released by the secretary of I&B Apurva Chandra, secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in the presence of Mayank Kumar Agrawal, CEO, Prasar Bharati, DPS Negi, Member (Finance), Prasar Bhara...

Musk mocks Twitter threat to sue him for ending $44 bn deal

Elon Musk on Monday mocked Twitter Inc's threat to sue him following his move to abandon the $44 billion takeover deal, tweeting the social media firm would need to disclose more information on bots and spam accounts. The series of tweets on Monday was Tesla Inc chief's first public response since he made public his intention to ditch the off...

‘Koffee with Karan’ S7 records the highest viewership

Screwed it! Brewed it! Everyone’s viewed it! The nation tuned in for a brand-new season of intriguing conversations and entertaining camaraderie on Thursday with Hotstar Specials ‘Koffee With Karan’ Season 7’s first episode seeing smashing day 1 viewership on Disney+ Hotstar. ‘Koffee with Karan’ became the highest watched and subscribed show ...

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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!