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1,800 digital news publishers have provided info to MIB

The Indian government has said approximately 1,800 digital news publishers have provided it information regarding their respective companies as mandated by the country’s new digital regulations.

Though India’s digital guidelines, popularly known as the IT Rules, doesn’t mandate digit...

Netflix APAC music creative, production team Mumbai-based

American streaming service Netflix has set up its first music creative and production team in the Asia Pacific region in Mumbai, the company said on its website.

Ramprasad Sundar, Manager, Music Creative and Production, wrote, “The team will provide production support to Netflix Crea...

Jio upgrades prepaid plan to Rs.75

Telecom operators are aggressively making a bid to push entry-level users to higher-paying plans --- a much-needed move for the financially struggling telcos --- but Reliance Jio’s Rs 75 entry-level plan has remained the best deal so far offering value for money.

A day earlier, Bhar...

Times Network restructures its leadership team

Times Network, part of one of India’s biggest media houses the Times of India group, on Tuesday announced its key appointments and elevations in its Leadership team. Rising against the adversities and complexities of the pandemic year, ...

Facebook sets up a new team to work on ‘Metaverse’

Social media platform Facebook is creating a product team to work on the “metaverse”, a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sa...

France 24 extends distribution service on AsiaSat 5

France 24 has renewed a multi-year service agreement with Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (

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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!