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WhatsApp to rollout ‘Message Yourself’ feature in India

Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Monday announced the launch of a new ‘Message Yourself’ feature in India in the coming weeks. It is a 1:1 chat with yourself to send notes, reminders, and updates, the company said in a statement. On WhatsApp, use...

Yami Gautam’s ‘Lost’ to premiere on ZEE5

The Yami Gautam-starrer ‘Lost’ will air exclusively on ZEE5, the streamer said on Monday, making it a direct-to-digital release.

In the Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury-directed movie, Gautam will play a crime reporter. On the...

ZMCL restructures Zee Hindustan TV channel

Zee Media Corporation has announced an overall restructuring of one of its flagship channels, Zee Hindustan. The brand is being reimagined to meet the ever-changing changes in consumer content preferences, with the group envisioning a completely new appro...

IAMAI flays OTT licensing proposal in draft Telecoms Bill

The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Friday said that creating room for licensing provisions applicable to over-the-top (OTT) service providers presents an existential threat to India's startup ecosystem by creating "herculean barriers to...

‘The Crown’ S5 reigns supreme on Netflix

‘The Crown’ S5 predictably premiered at the top of the Netflix English TV list with 107.39 million hours seen, becoming the most-watched show in the week starting November 7 The mystery series 'Manifest's season four Part 1 came in at number two spot in the Top 10 list in 90...

Zee5 launches new campaign involving foreign films

Zee5, an Indian video streaming service, has unveiled its new campaign, ‘Zee5 World Hits’, which offers several popular and expensive foreign films free of charge.

The portal has approximately 40 foreign films, some of which ...

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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!