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BBC must do more to serve lower incomes audiences: Ofcom

The BBC needs to do more to reach and resonate with viewers and listeners on lower incomes, Ofcom has found in its annual report on the BBC’s performance.

“Our report finds that people in lower soc...

Varun Dhawan confirms teaming up with director Bazmee

Varun Dhawan has hinted that he will work on a feature film with ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ director Anees Bazmee.

According to PTI, the actor will colla...

Colors Tamil to premiere ‘Yutha Satham’ on Dec. 2

Colors Tamil, Viacom18's Tamil entertainment channel, is set to screen the world TV premiere of ‘Yutha Satham’ on December 2 at 9. 30 p.m, bringing a whodunnit murder mystery.

The f...

Dadasaheb Phalke Awards 2023 partners with ‘Joy e-bike’

WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd, India’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers brand ‘Joy e-bike’, has been named the Powered by Partner for Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2023. The association is set to power and drive DPIFF’s this year’s theme ‘Go Green’. As the in...

Rohit Jain new IAMAI chief of Digital Entertainment Committee

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), on Wednesday, said it has appointed Rohit Jain, MD, Emerging Markets Asia, Lionsgate, as the new Chairman of its Digital Entertainment Committee for the period of 2022 to 2024. He is succeeding Amit Goenka, Head of ZEE5 Global. Meanwhile, Amit Doshi, ...

Twitter rolls out ‘low quality’ community notes

The microblogging site Twitter has released an algorithm update that detects more low-quality Community Notes, resulting in the suspension of contributor status for those who write unhelpful annotations to provide additional clarifica...

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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!