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Govt to release Digital India Act first draft by end of July

The first draft of India's impending new law for the tech sector, known as the Digital India Act, is expected to be released by the end of July or early August.

According to the Economic Times newspaper, senior government officials said the Centre may se...

NDTV Q4 profit plunge on weak advertising demand

Indian broadcaster New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), part of the Adani Group, posted a 97.6 percent plunge in quarterly profit yesterday due to weak advertising demand.

The resul...

Netflix acquires ‘Average Height, Average Build’

Netflix and Adam McKay are teaming up once more for the director's next feature comedy, ‘Average Height, Average Build’. The film stars Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr, Forest Whitaker, and Danielle Deadwyler, and is a sequel to his ...

JioCinema pricing, content tactics to be crucial for India success

The video streaming business of Mukesh Ambani, Asia's richest person, is likely to focus on pricing and local content following a deal with Warner Bros as it seeks to challenge the likes of Disney and Ne...

PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ celebrates ton with UN b’cast

In a “historic moment”, the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ was broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters here in the early hours of Sunday yesterday."Just started.

‘Mann Ki Ba...

‘KBC’ 15 registration opens

Registration for the 15th edition of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ started on Saturday evening. The news was shared on Twitter by the 80-year-old actor-host Amitabh Bachchan. "#KBC15 Registration open...

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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!