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The Modi impact: Google, Amazon to ramp up India investments

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York recently, both Amazon and Google have announced that they will ramp up investments in India.

Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it will take its investments in India to $26 billion by 2030,...

Guest Column: Regional Content: The future of Indian OTT

According to the data gathered in the year 2021, the top 10 OTT platforms in India had about 12 million users. Presently, this number has reached an astonishing 45 million figure. As per studies conducted and research done, the OTT market is about to be worth around 11,944 crores by the end of 2023. “I prefer watching shows or movies that hav...

AsiaSat acquires Lightning International; to offer media solutions

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat), a leading satellite operator, has entered the content distribution market with the acquisition of Hong Kong- and United Kingdom-based TV distributor Lightning International. AsiaSat described the diversification as "a strategic move to expand the company's ser...

Rahul Shivshankar quits Times Now

Times Now's editorial director and editor-in-chief, Rahul Shivshankar, has quit. His Twitter bio, which reads 'Editor-In-Chief TIMES NOW, 2016 to 2023,' revealed that he was leaving the media company. As Chi...

Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal to star in BBC series

'Wednesday' star Emma Myers will feature opposite newcomer Zain Iqbal in 'A Good Girl's Guide To Murder', BBC's upcoming series adaptation of author Holly Jackson's novel trilogy. The BBC and Moonage Pictures...

Bhagwant Mann on ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ vows accountability, warns against corruption

Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab, has warned his party members not to engage in corruption. "I will not spare anyone, not even a close relative, if he is found to be corrupt," he said. He was responding to Rajat Sharma's questions on the

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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!