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Adanis contest NDTV claims; term it ‘legally untenable’

The Adani Group on Friday contested claims by New Delhi Television that regulatory curbs restricted its founders from selling their stake, prolonging the battle for control of a news network seen as bastion of independent media.

NDTV on Thursday sought to block Adani's move by saying...

MX Player launches ad tool for advertisers

With advanced developments and strategies paving the way for new ideas and platforms, India is considered one of the largest drivers of digital innovations worldwide. This has allowed the OTT and digital entertainment market to grow multi-folds. With tremendous growth opportunities,

Netflix’s ad-supported plan will block downloads of shows, films

Netflix Inc. isn’t planning to let users of its new ad-supported tier download shows and movies to their devices for offline viewing. The move suggests Netflix is doing what it can to distinguish the upcoming service from its current offerings. The streaming giant, which eschewed advertising for years, is planning to roll out the ad-supported...

Twitter avoids sharing information on bot accounts

Elon Musk on Friday said that Parag Agrawal-led Twitter is avoiding sharing information on the actual number of bot and spam accounts on his platform, as his leadership team sought documents from advertising technology firms working for the micro-blogging platfor...

Spotify announces three months of free premium

Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced a three-month free offer for new individual and student subscribers. In addition, the new Spotify Duo and family subscribers can avail of a one-month free premium. The announcement can be said to be a step toward gaining bulk audiences amid slow hiring decisions by

NXTDIGITAL board approves proposed merger with Hinduja Leyland Finance

The Board of Directors of NXTDIGITAL Limited on Tuesday approved the proposed scheme of arrangement between NXTDIGITAL Limited (NDL) and Hinduja Leyland Finance Limited (HLFL) and their respective Shareholders – for the merger of HLFL with the Company, subject ...

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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!