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Netflix, Amazon, Disney, JioCinema mull legal challenge to anti-tobacco rules

Streaming giants Netflix, Amazon and Disney yesterday privately discussed a possible legal challenge and other ways to stall India's new tobacco warning rules, amid fears they will need to edit millions of hours of existing web content, sources said.

The pushback is the latest headac...

Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin quits

Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, said she has resigned from the social media company, which has faced criticism for lax protections against harmful content since billionaire Elon Musk acquired it in October.

Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, took over as head of ...

Tamannaah, Aashim’s ‘Jee Karda’ to premiere on Prime Video

Friendship and love are central themes in the upcoming series ‘Jee Karda’. The Amazon Original starring Tamannaah Bhatia will be available on Prime Video beginning June 15. The series follows seven childhood friends who discover that life at 30 is not what they expected as childre...

YouTube testing ‘play counts’ feature on its Music app

YouTube, which is owned by Google, is said to be testing a new 'play counts' feature on its music streaming service YouTube Music. Some Reddit users discovered the new feature while using both the Android app and the web player. A...

JioCinema releases ‘Asur 2’ today

‘Asur’ S2, a psychological mystery thriller that debuted on June 1, became an instant hit, captivating viewers with its gripping storyline. Following the phenomenal success of the first three episodes, fans from across the country pleaded with the platform to release the remaining episodes all at once. For the past three days, the...

Prime Video unveils trailer of ‘Jack Ryan’ final season

Prime Video released the official trailer for the conspiracy-driven fourth-and-final season of Tom Clancy’s ‘Jack Ryan’. The final mission commences June 30 on Prime Video, with two episodes premiering each Friday, leading up to the epic seri...

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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!