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5G mobile services to start soon, says PM Modi

5G mobile telephony, which holds the promise of offering 10 times faster speeds and lag-free connectivity, will soon start in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. The Prime Minister touched upon all-round development of technology in the country from 5G to push for electronic chips, laying of optical fibre cable (OFC) network a...

Meta partners with DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items in US

Meta has partnered with the online delivery platform DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items located up to 15 miles (nearly 25 km) away in the US. DoorDash will only deliver items that are small enough to fit in the trunk of a car, and drivers are expected to make deliveries within 48 hours, citing the WSJ, IANS reported. Either way, it soun...

Paytm partners with Samsung stores

One97 Communications, which owns Paytm, has partnered with Samsung authorized stores across India to facilitate smart payments and Paytm Postpaid (Buy Now, Pay Later) at their retail outlets through the deployment of PoS devices. Through this partnership, Paytm will enable consumers to make digital payments seamlessly. Consumers purchasing...

Telegram releases new update

Encrypted messaging platform Telegram released a new update recently after its CEO and founder Pavel Durov stated the update had been in Apple’s app review for two weeks without explanation. According to ANI, the update is packed with emoji-related features, but one is missing because Apple specifically requested its removal. “After extens...

YouTube mulls online store for streaming services

Alphabet Inc's YouTube is planning to launch an online store for streaming video services, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The company has renewed talks with entertainment companies about participating in the platform, which it is referring to internally as a "channel store", the WSJ report said Friday, citing people close to the recent...

Airtel’s Wynk Music launches new feature to promote independent artists

To bolster engagement on its music streaming platform Wynk Music, Airtel Digital has launched a new feature, Wynk Studio, to curate independent artists on its platform. Independent artists can upload music independently onto Airtel Digital’s music streaming app, with the c...

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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!