Netflix inks deal with Reliance’s Jio to expand India presence

Netflix has inked a “first-of-its-kind” deal with Jio Platforms, India’s largest telecom operator, to bundle the streaming service with the carrier’s two pay-as-you-go plans as the American giant pushes to…

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India’s local manufacturing initiative spurs 2 billion mobile unit shipments

India’s ambitious push for self-sufficiency in mobile phone assembling is yielding results. India shipped 2 billion locally assembled smartphones and feature phones between 2014 to 2022 as part of its…

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Disney’s Hotstar loses 12.5 million subscribers in a quarter amid cricket shortfall

Disney+ Hotstar lost nearly a fourth of its customer base, or 12.5 million subscribers, in the quarter ending June, Disney disclosed in its earnings Wednesday, the ongoing setback at the…

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India greenlights privacy bill as opposition members opt to stay absent

The upper house of India’s parliament greenlit the long-delayed the data protection bill on Wednesday, facing no resistance as opposition leaders opted out of participation. The legislation aims to grant…

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