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Musk says Twitter failure to give spam data could be deal breaker

Elon Musk may walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter Inc. if the social media network fails to provide data on spam and fake accounts, the billionaire warned in a letter to the company on Monday.

Twitter was in a "clear material breach" of its obligations and that Mus...

Google to pay damages for YouTube-hosted content in Australia

In what could be trend-setter, an Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former Aussie lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to remove a YouTuber's "relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory" videos drove him out of politics.

The Federal Court f...

Hindi GEC ‘Atrangii’ to launch today

Hindi general entertainment channel ‘Atrangii’ will launch on Monday, June 6. Backed by Vibhu Agarwal, the channel will feature a programming line-up from 7 pm to 11.30 pm. The content line-up will also have some of the most-watched shows from OTT platforms and production houses that will be brought to the television screens of th...

Nicktoons join UN Earth Cham Afroz Shah for beach cleanup

On World Environment Day, June 5, Nicktoons, Motu and Patlu, teamed up with Afroz Shah, UNEP Champion of the Earth for a beach cleanup at Versova in Mumbai as part of its ongoing campaign, #OnlyOneEarth with the United Nations in India.

The programme was aimed at raising awareness on...

Sheryl Sandberg exit may not impact Meta much, say experts

Sheryl Sandberg's exit from Meta Platforms Inc. comes at a crucial time for the Facebook parent as it pivots to "metaverse" in the face of slowing ad revenue, although Wall Street analysts say her departure will not be as significant.

As second-in-command to founder and Chief Executi...

Aaj Tak launches online guide for academics, jobs

Aaj Tak, India’s No. 1 news channel, has launched Aaj Tak Campus (ATC), a one-stop online guide for college admissions and competitive exams, offering creative solutions to students for career planning and skill building.

The ATC platform provides students with an opportunity to take...

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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!