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Tata Play Binge adds ReelDrama to its platform

ReelDrama has been added to Tata Play Binge's platform, bringing the total number of OTT apps hosted on the platform to 18. ReelDrama is a regional OTT platform that promotes Assamese culture through entertainment and educational content, including popular Assamese titles and short form videos covering ...

Online gaming could attract 28% GST: top tax official

India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes chief Vivek Johri on Saturday said online games where winning is dependent on a certain outcome would attract 28 per cent GST on the full bet value. Though the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on online gaming did ...

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to be on Prime Video from Dec 26

‘Top Gun: Maverick’, the Paramount Pictures film that is the sequel to Tom Cruise’s 1986 classic hit ‘Top Gun’, will be available in India in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam on Prime Video. Prime Video shared the release date announcement on its official Twitter page ...

Germany warns Musk on suspension of scribes’ Twitter accounts

Even as Twitter suspended several journalists’ accounts citing 'doxxing' of owner Elon Musk’s jet, the Germany government warned the platform on Friday that it had a problem with moves that jeopardised press freedom. The German Foreign Office tweeted screenshots on Friday of the accounts o...

Instagram to help hacked users regain account

Instagram, the photo and video-sharing platform, has announced that it will now assist users in regaining access to their hacked accounts. Instagram.com/hacked, a new destination for users where they can report and resolve account access issues, was announced in a blog post on Thursday. If users are unable to log in to their accounts, they...

No proposal to enact new law to regulate digital media: IT Minister

The Indian government on Friday said there was no proposal presently under its consideration to enact a law to regulate digital media. “No proposal to enact a separate law to regulate the digital media is currently under consideration of the government,” Minister of State for Electroni...

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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!