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EU okays rules to rein in Big Tech; enforcement a problem

European Union lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources.

In addition to the rules known as the Digital Marke...

Senior Netflix exec Dipashree Das moves on

Dipashree Das, Netflix’s Content and Brand Marketing Head, has put in her papers and decided to move on. Das spent almost six years with the subscription streaming service and production company. Das made this announcement via a LinkedIn post and shared a few learnings from her stint. She said, “I recently decided to wrap up an almost 6...

Twitter Blue allows Android users customisation

Micro-blogging site Twitter's subscription service Twitter Blue has allowed Android users to customise the app's navigation bar. The feature, earlier available only on Apple devices on iOS, lets users get rid of the Spaces icon and remove some other tabs if they wish. "Android, this one is for you, Custom Navigation is now available," the ...

discovery+ announces content slate for July

discovery+, the non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, announced new and original programming that will be available in July. discovery+ will premiere new titles across genres including ‘Shark Academy’, the first-ever exclusive shark series on the platform...

Colors Tamil to launch fiction show ‘Packakili’

Tamil Nadu’s youngest GEC, Colors Tamil, has announced the launch of its much-anticipated fiction show, ‘Packakili’.

Based on the life of a naive village belle Pachakili (played by actor Monisha Arshak) and Adithya (played by actor Kishore), the show focuses on how the two i...

Muted 5G bids expected as pvt. firms allowed to own spectrum

India's telecom giants are likely to make muted bids at the 5G spectrum auction in July, on worries they stand to lose about 40 percent in potential revenues due to the allotment of some airwaves to enterprises for private networks, industry sources said.

Top player Reliance Industri...

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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!