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Jio rejects Airtel’s charge on predatory pricing of live TV channels on JioFiber

Reliance Jio has dismissed Bharti Airtel's recent complaint to the regulator about the Mukesh Ambani-led telco allegedly unleashing predatory offers of live TV channels with its JioFiber home broadband plans, calling the move a deliberate, malicious attempt to defame Jio's consumer-friendly tariffs an...

Sony BBC Earth announces content line-up

This summer, Sony BBC Earth has arranged an incredible lineup of programming to make the vacation season more enjoyable for its viewers. ...

ABP Ganga organizes music concert ‘NAAD’

NAAD, a successful music event organized by ABP Ganga, the prominent news channel of Uttar Pradesh and Uttrakhand, was held at Uttaranchal University in Dehradun. More than 8000 music fans attended the event, which showcased Uttarakhand's music and culture. ABP Ganga's NAAD brought togethe...

SC to hear plea on copyright of YouTube-streamed proceedings

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 10 a plea seeking a direction for a special arrangement with YouTube for safeguarding the copyright of its live-

Prime Video premiers first African original ‘Gangs of Lagos’

Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video premiered its first African original title, filmed in Nigeria, in Lagos last week ahead of its debut on the streaming platform.

Crime thriller ‘Gangs of Lagos’ is set in the center of...

R Madhavan to play inventor in next film

In his next feature film, actor R Madhavan will play Indian inventor and engineer Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu (GD Naidu). Naidu, known as the ‘Edison of India’, is

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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!