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Disney kicks off layoffs, 4K employees to be impacted

On Monday, the entertainment conglomerate Disney began its second round of layoffs, which will affect 4,000 employees. According to IANS, a third round is expected to begin before the end of the summer. Disney intends to cut 7...

IAA India Chapter presents IAA TechPulse

On April 27, 2023, the International Advertising Association (IAA) - India Chapter will organize its first-ever digital event, TechPulse, in Mumbai. The event will bring together industry veterans, thought leaders, and innovators on a single

Twitter drops ‘govt-funded’ labels from media firms’ accounts

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles show...

CSK, RCB, MI are top 3 in Comscore’s IPL Social media ranking

According to Comscore's cross-platform data for IPL 2023 teams from April 12 to April 19, Chennai Super Kings had the most social media engagement, followed by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. The four-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings has made some laudable initiatives ...

Microsoft drops Twitter from its ad platform

Microsoft Corp. said its social media planning and scheduling tools for advertisers will no longer support Twitter, after the Elon Musk-owned social network started charging for access to its programming interface. ...

Zee Telugu launches new fiction show

Zee Telugu presents a brand-new fiction show ‘Radhaku Neevera Pranam’ based on the journey of two different individuals who’ve faced traumatic tragedies in their lives. The family drama is set to premiere on Apri...

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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!