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YouTube Shorts making great music with musicians

Pop singer JVKE has been posting short clips of himself dancing and clowning around on YouTube’s Shorts video platform for more than a year.

In one, he sings into a soda bottle. In another, he pretends to show what to do if you catch your girlfriend cheating on you. Spoiler alert: It...

Sony YAY! launches in Malaysia

In an endeavour to bring exciting kid’s entertainment offerings to the Malaysian audience, India’s popular kid’s entertainment channel Sony YAY! launched on Telekom Malaysia Berhad (unifi TV). With a lineup of fan-favorite shows, the channel entered the Malaysian market on July 1, 2022, to expand its presenc...

Kalli Purie launches new digital venture ‘India Today North-East’

India Today Group Vice-Chairperson Kalli Purie on Tuesday launched the Group’s special digital venture 'India Today North-East' at the ongoing fifth edition of the India Today Conclave East. Speaking at the conclave, Kalli Purie said, "This is India Today Conclave East's fifth edition. It has been a fantastic orientation to the region. Thank ...

Tata Play launches new kids platform service Toons+

The Indian direct broadcast satellite service provider, Tata Play has introduced a new platform service – Toons+. Created for kids across all age groups and fans of anime, Toons+ is dedicated to transporting viewers to the animated universe of fun and adventure in the language of their choice. The extensive library of popular cartoon and a...

8 MSOs’ registrations closed by MIB in June

Four MSOs have had their registrations either cancelled or surrendered in the month of June, according to data put out by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).

Surbhi Diginet, with its registered office in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh, and Yadav Cable of Gujarat su...

Anurag Thakur admits to digital media’s utility & challenges

Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday said the media landscape has changed in the past few years and the emergence of digital media has made information accessible, but cautioned against the challenges, including the spread of misinformation and competition for traditional mediums. Noting t...

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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!