India’s premier integrated digital platforms company NXTDIGITAL Limited, the media vertical of the Hinduja Group, with a presence in digital cable, satellite (HITS), broadband, content syndication and teleshopping, on Thursday held a meeting for the approval of the proposed scheme of arrangement between NXTDIGITAL Limited (NDL) and Hinduja Globa...
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Spotify acquires 2 podcast tech companies
Swedish auto streaming platform Spotify has announced that it is acquiring two major podcast ad tech firms, Chartable and Podsights. With the acquisition of Podsights, Spotify will be able to help advertisers understand how podcast ads drive actions th...
Airtel deploys oracle fusion cloud applications
Oracle today announced that Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s premier communications solutions provider, has chosen Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Management (SCM) to digitize and simplify its finance, planning, and supply chain processes. As per the company’s press release, the...
5G spectrum auction expected in May: Telecom Secy
The long-awaited 5G spectrum auction is expected to be held in May this year if the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) submits by March its recommendations on the rules regarding the sale process, according to a senior official of the Telecom Department.
Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw earlier this m...Reliance invests $200 mn. in lock screen content company Glance
Reliance Industries is investing $200 million in Glance, a lock screen content company backed by Alphabet and owned by ad-tech firm InMobi, to bring the service to new Jio smartphones this year, the companies said on Monday.
The investment, made through Reliance's Jio Platforms unit,...
Jio forms JV with SES for satellite broadband
Jio Platforms Limited (“JPL”), India’s leading digital service provider, and SES, a leading global satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider, today announced the formation of a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited – to deliver the next generation scalable and affordable broadband services in India leveraging satellite techn...