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Mobile phone primary mode for consuming digital services: IT Minister

People at the bottom of the pyramid should be at the core of digitisation, Minister of Communications, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said, adding efforts are on to augment manufacturing of electronics and spread digitisation in the country. Addressing a session on "Leverage Digital Platforms to Build a Future-Rea...

59% US OTT subs prefer 1-bill-1-account for various services

With the NAB show beginning this week in the US, Parks Associates announced a new study, Home Service Bundles: OTT as a Value-Added Service, which reveals 59 percent of OTT subscribers reported they prefer one bill and one account for all of their home subscription services, while 48 percent feel their home internet service provider adds more va...

Sports18 available on Tata Play, Jiotv+ and Airtel Digital

Viacom18, which launched its sports channel, Sports18, on April 15, around the time when various Indian new years are celebrated, is now available on most major distribution platforms. The pay channel is available in both SD and HD formats on Jiotv + (channel no: 261 HD & 262 SD), TATA PLAY (channel no. 488) and Airtel Digital TV (channel no...

Big Tech will have to tackle illegal content or face hefty EU fine

Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new Internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday. The agreement came after more than 16 hours of negotiations. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the second prong of EU anti...

MIB advises TV news channels to shun sensationalism

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory Saturday to all TV channels to desist from sensationalising coverage of events like the Russia-Ukraine war and clashes between two communities in parts of Delhi and also refrain from putting out unconfirmed reports. “It has…been found that in the recent past several Satellite TV ...

Cinema created an identity for India in the world: Anurag Thakur

Cinema is India’s soft power, which has many benefits, and has helped in creation of an identity of the country abroad, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said Thursday. “Indian cinema is our country’s soft power, which rules the hearts of millions of people across the world,” Thakur said in Mumbai during a visit to the N...

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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!