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YouTube testing new smart download feature

The online video platform YouTube is testing a new smart download feature for its mobile app. According to ANI, the feature will be able to automatically download 20 videos each week. The app will download the co...

Instagram testing vertical scroll for stories

Social media platform Instagram is testing on a new vertical scroll feature for Stories in Turkey and Brazil. According to ANI, Instagram said back in February 2021 that it was working on vertically scrolling stories which have been horizontally scrollable until now. With this new feature, users...

Truecaller acquires Israeli app CallHero for $4.5million

Swedish mobile phone directory and caller identification service Truecaller on Friday said it has entered into an agreement to acquire Israeli company CallHero. CallHero has developed a unique technical solution ...

Bhumi Pednekar, Arjun Kapoor to feature in ‘The Lady Killer’

Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar is all set to share the screen space with Arjun Kapoor in a new project, titled ‘The Lady Killer’. Directed by Ajay Bahl, ‘The Lady Killer’ is billed as the story of a small town ...

Gippy Grewal’s ‘Honeymoon’ starts filming

Punjabi actors Gippy Grewal and Jasmin Bhasin upcoming comedy-drama ‘Honeymoon’ on Tuesday commenced production, the makers announced. The film is directed by Amarpreet GS Chhabra and produced by Bhushan Kumar and actor H...

Media industry veteran Jeffrey Gonsalves passes away

Media industry veteran Jeffrey Gonsalves has passed away on Monday. Jeffrey was the most respected pioneer who started the first cable TV channel of India, in Colaba, South Bombay along with 6 other members. He was the digital expert for content syndication, to KL

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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!