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Google Play partners with Spotify

American tech giant Google has announced that it will allow Swedish music company Spotify to use its payment system in its Android app with the launch of a pilot program to explore user billing choices in some countries. According to Google, it will allow a small number of participating developers to offer an additional third-party billing op...

WhatsApp multi-device support starts for all users

Meta-owned encrypted messaging service WhatsApp has started rolling out the much-awaited multi-device support for all users.

Till now, the feature has been available to users under WhatsApp's opt-in beta testing program. The update will roll out to iOS users this month, followed by an Android release next mon...

Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut adds Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen has joined the cast of actor-comic Aziz Ansari's directorial debut film.

The untitled comedic drama has been set up at Searchlight Pictures and Ansari will also co-star in it with ‘Ghostbusters’ veteran Bill Murray.

Ansari, who cr...

Murthy bats for culture of aspiration, national pride at ABP event

Creating an incentive scheme for software professionals and Indian software companies to participate more enthusiastically in public governance digitalisation projects is critical to develop a digitised India at par with developed nations, said N. R. Narayana Murthy, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Infosys.

Shashi Sinha appointed new BARC India Chairman

Shashi Sinha, Chief Executive Officer at IPG Mediabrands India, has been unanimously elected as the new Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India by the Board following its meeting held on Friday.

Sinha, who also represents the Advertising Agencies Association of I...

5 content self-regulatory bodies registered with MIB: Minister

The Indian government on Friday said that there were 20 legal cases against the IT Rules 2021 pending in various high courts of the country, while five self-regulatory bodies (SRBs) for content regulation had registered with the authorities.

“There are 20 (twenty) cases in various Hi...

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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!