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Twitter plans to bring a vertical video feed

American micro-blogging and social networking service Twitter, aims to get vertical video feeds like TikTok. According to ANI, the micro-blogging site is expected to test a variety of new features such as end-to-end Twitter feeds and emoji reactions to improve t...

Meity says no powers to ban online games; States can do so

India’s federal Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) has said it does not have powers to ban the content of any online games.

“This ministry does not have legislative jurisdictio...

Insta tightens teen content rules ahead of US Congress hearing

Instagram said on Tuesday it would be stricter about the types of content it recommends to teens in the photo-sharing app and will nudge them toward different areas if they dwell on one topic for a long time.

In a blog post, the social media service announced a slew of changes for te...

IBDF gets reprieve from Madras HC on digital rules

The Madras High Court has restrained the federal government from taking any coercive action against digital media firms under the new digital codes of ethics made to the parent Information Technology Act.

TV9 Bangla breaks first visuals of medical scam in Bengal

When TV9 Bangla pulled out the truth involving a scam around money extortions from a patient’s family by brokers in private hospitals in Malda, its correspondent, Subhotosh Bhattacharya, and camera person Shambow Saha were.

Accomplice of t...

Rediffusion reappoints Rajendra Gupta as chief growth officer

Rediffusion has announced the appointment of Rajendra Gupta as its chief growth officer, based at its corporate office in Mumbai. An engineer from BHU-IT and an MBA from FMS Delhi, Gupta has been in advertising, industrial solutions and telecom for well over 35 years. This will be Gupta’s second st...

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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!