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Alcoa demands NTO 2.0 be put on hold, terms it ‘black law’

The All Local Cable Operators Association (Alcoa), a representative body of LCOs, has equated regulator TRAI’s new tariff regime to a ‘black law’, demanding its review and non-implementation, while dro...

Mahesh Bhatt’s ‘Ranjish Hi Sahi’ to release on Voot Select

Filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt and Jio Studios have joined hands for their first-ever digital venture 'Ranjish Hi Sahi', which is set to premiere on Voot Select, the makers have announced. The series is created by Mahesh Bhatt and stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Amala Paul, and Amrita Puri in lead roles. ...

Ads stereotyping Asians create a storm in China

Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating harmful stereotypes of Asians.

Ger...

Disney extends CFO Christine McCarthy’s contract

The Walt Disney Co. CFO Christine McCarthy is extending her tenure with the entertainment giant.

The veteran executive has signed a contract extension, which will keep her le...

Dwindling consumer interest in news worry US media outlets

The presidential election, pandemic and racial reckoning were stories that drove intense interest and engagement to news outlets in 2020 in the US. To a large degree, 2021 represented the inevitable hangover....

Telecoms: Govt. says 2021 was a year of reforms & new initiatives

Rural tele-density jumped from 44 percent in March 2014 to 59 percent in September 2021. Broadband connections increased to 79 crore (790 million) in 2021 from a shade over six million in March 2014, growing ...

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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!