Twitter acquires OpenBack to make Push notifications better

Twitter acquires OpenBack to make Push notifications better

Twitter has acquired OpenBack, a Dublin-based push notifications company, for an undisclosed sum as the micro-blogging platform aims to make notifications timely, relevant, and engaging. In a tweet thread, Jay Sullivan who is Twitter's head of consumer products said that OpenBack offers "device-side control of push notifications". "The bes...


Sandeep Pillai joins Zee as Marketing Director

Sandeep Pillai joins Zee as Marketing Director

Sandeep Pillai has joined Zee as the Director of Marketing for Zing, according to his LinkedIn post. Pillai was earlier with Times Network as Deputy General Manager at Movies Now MN+ and MNX. He was with Times for eight years. Announcing his new role with Zee, Pillai wrote on LinkedIn, “I am happy to share that I have started a new positio...


MX Player appoints Dina D’Souza as senior VP

MX Player appoints Dina D’Souza as senior VP

Dina D’Souza has joined MX Player as senior vice president, according to her LinkedIn post. In her new role, she will be driving the Direct and the OTT AVOD business for the organization. Dina brings with her 20 years of experience across print, digital, ad tech, gaming, and commerce industries. Her previous assignments have involved le...


SonyLiv to premiere ‘James’ on April 14

SonyLiv to premiere ‘James’ on April 14

Streaming platform SonyLiv has exclusively acquired the rights to stream late actor Puneeth Rajkumar’s last film, ‘James’, on April 14. The late actor, who enjoyed a pan-India appeal as one of the most prolific Kannada actors, makes a posthumous appearance in the film, which is still running in theatres. The film will inaugurate S...


Colors Tamil lines up Tamil New Year shows

Colors Tamil lines up Tamil New Year shows

Tamil Nadu’s youngest GEC, Colors Tamil, has unveiled an ack lineup of programming for 2022. Continuing to satiate the diverse entertainment needs of its audience, the channel has planned an extravagant line-up of programs to celebrate the Tamil New Year on April 14, 2022. The channel is set to unravel an exciting mix of shows like ‘Th...


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TRAI slashes reserve price for telecom spectrum up to 40%

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released the reducing reserve price for spectrum auction, including the 5G airwaves, by 35-40 percent compared to the base price in the last round of the auction. Releasing its recommendations for the auction of airwaves, TRAI also suggested easier payment options for the operators. ...