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Airtel, WhatsApp launches ‘Airtel IQ Hackathon’

Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider, and WhatsApp announced the launch of the first-ever “Airtel IQ” hackathon. The hackathon’s objective is to identify and build new-age business solutions using the WhatsApp Business Platform ...

Shibasish Sarkar to head Producers Guild of India

Film industry professional Shibasish Sarkar was unanimously elected as the president of the Producers Guild of India.

Sarkar was elected at the first meeting of the Guild's newly constituted Guild Council of Management. Si...

ABP Ananda brings Durga Puja festivities with marquee properties

ABP Ananda, Bengal’s leading news channel, is back with its three iconic properties —- ‘Sharad Ananda’, ‘Paarae Paarae Serar Lodai’, and ‘Surakshar Puraskar’. This time they have more thrilling new content, and a slew of partners to mark the Durga Puja festivities. The ‘Sharad Ananda’ programming has already begun and promises to provide a di...

5G FWA services to generate $2.5 bn in operator revenue by 2023 globally

The operators' revenue generated from 5G FWA (fixed wireless access) services is likely to increase from $515 million in 2022 to a whopping $2.5 billion next year. The staggering growth will be driven by 5G's advanced network capabilities, such as ultra-low delay and increased data processing to...

aha launches in Malaysia

In an endeavor to extend exciting entertainment offerings, aha one of India’s leading regional language OTT platforms, launches in Malaysia with a robust content offering for the local Tamil diaspora. The platform entered the Malaysian market on September 19, 2022, as part...

SET, SonyLIV set to bring MasterChef India

Sony Entertainment Television and SonyLIV are all set to bring the cooking reality show MasterChef India to its audience. The show-makers will soon begin the hunt for India’s MasterChef with auditions kick-starting from Kolkata and moving to Hyderabad, Mumbai...

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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!