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Meta to stop news payments in US; FB News to be on elsewhere

Even as Indian policymakers recently indicated that regulations could be enacted to make Big tech pay news outlets for content, as in places like Australia and some parts of Europe, Meta has said it would stop paying for news content in the US.

Reason for stopping payments for news c...

Zee5 to make fresh shows in US; English, Spanish dubbing proposed

With an eye to increase non-Hindi speaking subscribers, Zee5, part of India’s homegrown Zee Entertainment, has decided to not only commission local programming in the US, but also dub shows in English and Spanish, Variety has reported.

It envisages local commissions, English and Spa...

MPL, Missing Link Trust to launch #SaveOurMissingGirls campaign

Mobile Premier League (MPL) partnered with Missing Link Trust, to launch a campaign called #SaveOurMissingGirls to spread awareness of human trafficking. Announced on the eve of United Nations’ World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the campaign aims to spread awareness of the dark world of human trafficking through a role-play game. As...

DD Sports to air live C’wealth Games 2022

As the much-celebrated Commonwealth Games begin, Doordarshan Sports is bringing all the action live from the ground, starting from the opening ceremony till the end of the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games on August 8, 2022.

DD Sports began its broadcast from July 28, 2022, with...

Apple says parts shortage easing; forecasts faster sales growth

Apple Inc. said parts shortages are easing and that demand for iPhones is unceasing despite consumers tightening other spending, helping it top Wall Street expectations and forecast faster sales growth ahead.

Though macroeconomic indicators around the world are turning negative, Chie...

India TV opinion poll predicts win for Modi if elections held now

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) can register a landslide win on 362 Lok Sabha (Lower House of parliament) seats out of a total of 543, if elections are held now, a nationwide opinion poll by India TV-Matrize News Communication highlighted.

The resu...

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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!