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Prime Video to stream Telugu thriller ‘Custody’ June 09

Prime Video announced on Wednesday that the Telugu action thriller 'Custody' will have an exclusive global streaming premiere on June 9.

Naga Chaitanya, Krithi Shetty, and A...

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos to visit S. Korea from June 20

Netflix Inc's co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos is planning a two-day visit to South Korea from June 20 to meet Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and other key officials, Yonhap News Agency reported yesterday, according to Reuters.

Sarandos' decision to visit comes about two months a...

BSNL gets $11 bn revival package, including 4G, 5G spectrum

India’s Cabinet yesterday approved the third revival package for state-owned telco BSNL with a total outlay of Rs 89,047 crore (approximately$10.79 billion).

Apple launches new mental and eye health features

Apple introduced its much-anticipated mixed-reality headset Apple Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference earlier in the week, but also quietly announced new health features in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10, expanding in two significant areas. The new mental health features, accordi...

Media icon Pradeep Guha’s statue unveiled on his birth anniversary

On the occasion of Pradeep Guha's birth anniversary, a special ceremony was held to unveil a magnificent bust in his honour. Eknath Shinde, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, unveiled the bust in the presence of several media dignitaries and the Guha family. Pradeep Guha, also known as PG, was a mentor to many media personalities acro...

Disney+ to be available on Apple’s VR+AR Vision Pro headset

Is it an ultra HD television set? Is it a high-end surround music system? Is it a fancy goggle? No. It’s Apple Inc’s latest --- and expensive --- personal technology that merges virtual reality (VR) with augmented reality (AR) and heralds the iPhone maker’s entry into the metaverse, though a reference to the term was...

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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!