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Noted musician T M Krishna challenges digital media codes

Popular Carnatic music vocalist T M Krishna has moved the Madras High Court challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

The noted culture and political commentator sought the court to declare the new rules ultra vires of...

Guest Column: Can digital platforms of traditional news publishers escape digital regulations?

The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules) inter alia regulate digital publishers of news and current affairs content and Internet intermediaries that allow the publication of such content on their platforms.

As the term ...

FB bans Trump till 2023

Facebook Inc. has suspended former US President Donald Trump until at least January 2023 and announced changes to how it will treat world leaders who break the rules on its site.

Facebook had suspended Trump's account the day after the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he ...

Under G7 squeeze, FB, Google, big tech cos. to pay more taxes

The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens.

Hundreds of billions of dollars could fl...

YouTube paid $4 billion to music industry in last 12 months

YouTube has paid over $4 billion to the music industry in the last 12 months alone and has added more paid members in Q1 ’21 than in any other quarter since launch, a top company executive said.

“As a visual-audio platform, our goal is to become the leading revenue generator for the ...

GTPL Hathway launches WhatsApp-powered ‘GIVA’ for customer connect

GTPL Hathway Limited (GTPL), a leading digital cable TV and broadband service provider, today announced the launch of GIVA – ‘GTPL Interactive Virtual Assistant’ using the WhatsApp platform for its current as well as potential customers.

GTPL is the first MSO in the industry to come...

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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!