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WarnerMedia announces senior content hires in Asia

WarnerMedia on Friday announced three senior content hires in Asia to bolster its original productions teams in advance of the launch of HBO Max in the region. In the Singapore-based team, Mark Francis has been appointed group lead of production and development (s...

Apple testing new Face ID feature

American tech giant Apple is testing a feature that will let users Face ID to unlock the phone even when wearing a mask. According to Business Insiders, the iOS 15.4 beta added a new feature designed to allow Face ID to be used w...

SPNI acquires exclusive rights to broadcast Asian Games 2022

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI), has acquired the exclusive media rights for this year’s Asian Games from November 2022 to September 2023. This association will give SPN exclusive rights to broadcast the 19th edition of ...

BARC Rating 3rd Week: Sun TV maintains lead position in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 3rd Week (15th January – 21st January 2022) has released its report. In India, Tamil GEC Sun TV was the most viewed channel in the third week of January, the channel garnered 3001.92 impressions, s...

TRAI directive to telcos on monthly plan validity

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its fresh order issued on Thursday has mandated that telecom service providers in the country must offer at least one-plan voucher which has a validity of up to 30-days.

It has also mandated that telecom service providers (TSPs) must pr...

Instagram brings ‘Remix’ feature to all videos

Social media platform Instagram is expanding the ‘Remix’ feature to all public videos.

As per ANI, the latest update will allow users to use ‘Remix’ with regular

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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!