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Apple spotlights safety tech for new products; keeps prices steady

Apple Inc. has avoided price hikes of its best-selling iPhones during its biggest product launch of the year, focusing on safety upgrades rather than flashy new technical specs with the exception of a new adventur...

War drama ‘Pippa’ to release on Dec 2

Actor Ishaan-starrer war drama ‘Pippa’ will make its debut in theatres a week early on December 2, the makers announced on Monday. Backed by producers Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur, the film is directed by Raja Krishna Menon, best known for Akshay Kumar-led ‘Airlift’. ‘Pippa’ is billed as a heroic tank battle f...

NDTV elevates Parimal Dutta to senior vice president

NDTV has elevated Parimal Dutta to senior vice president, according to an update on his LinkedIn account. He has been associated with the company for over 11 years. He leads the brand solutions team at the news broadcaster. During his career spanning 23 years, Dutta has been associated with The Times of India, Star India, CNBC, and Bloombe...

Hrithik, Peecee join celebs in calling out Layer Shot perfume ads

Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas are the latest cinema personalities to criticise the perfume brand that is facing condemnation for promoting "gang rape culture" with its latest advertisement series. The actor duo also praised regulatory authorities for swift action and taking the advertisements off air. ...

Prasar Bharati, IIT-K to organise event on b’cast & 5G b’band convergence

With the view to bring telecom and broadcasting policy makers together to discuss India’s way forward on the road to convergence of broadcast and 5G broadband, a conclave is been organised today by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) along with Prasar Bharati and Telecommunications Standards Develo...

Mike Tyson joins thriller ‘Black Flies’

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has booked his next acting job in ‘Black Flies’, a thriller drama based on Shannon Burke’s novel of the same name. Tyson’s previous film credits include ‘The Hangover’ franchise in which the most famously played a fictionalized version of himself and ‘Ip Man 3’. He will play the men’s superior off...

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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!