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HBO Max Avod version debuts in June; 2025 subs targets upped

AT&T has said that an ad-supported version of its streaming service HBO Max likely to debut later this year in June and upped the platform’s subscriber targets for 2025. The American telco, which also owns media assets like Warner Bros, CNN and HBO housed under Warner Media, said on Friday it expects global subscribers for HBO Max and HBO...

Digital infra has created job opportunities: Comms Ministers

While pointing out that the country is continuing its march to be at par with digitally developed nations like the US, China, Japan and South Korea, the Indian government yesterday said various initiatives in this regard have also resulted in job opportunities with further boost to come from the recently-launched sch...

Legal news website challenges validity of new digital norms

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought response from India’s federal government on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of new Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Considering the plea filed by di...

एमाजोन प्राइम वीडियो में यह जिम्मेदारी संभालेंगे ‘विशाल श्रीवास्तव’

वीडियो स्ट्रीमिंग प्लेटफॉर्म एमाजोन प्राइम वीडियो ने विशाल श्रीवास्तव को सीनियर डिजिटल मार्केटिंग मैनेजर के पद पर नियुक्त किया है। इस भूमिका में विशाल श्रीवास्तव के कंधों पर कंपनी के डिजिटल ग्रोथ की जिम्मेदारी होगी। आपको बता दें कि एमाजोन प्राइम वीडियो से पहले विशाल...

डिजिटल मीडिया के नए नियमों को लेकर दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट ने केंद्र को भेजा नोटिस

ओटीटी प्लेटफॉर्म्स और डिजिटल मीडिया को लेकर केंद्र सरकार द्वारा लाये गए नए नियमों को चुनौती देने वाली याचिका पर दिल्ली हाईकोर्ट ने केंद्र को नोटिस जारी करके जवाब मांगा है। आपको बता दें कि यह याचिका फाउंडेशन फॉर इंडिपेंडेंट जर्नलिस्ट ट्रस्ट की तरफ से दायर की गयी है। यह स...

1/3 of urban Indians subscribe to music streaming services

One third (33%) of Indians in urban areas are signed up to a music subscription service such as Amazon Prime Music and YouTube, according to a global study.

The favored service amongst this group is YouTube – the company offers both a free and a paid tier – which three-quarters (75%)...

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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!