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17Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Netflix Hooks 7 million New Streaming Subscribers

Video streaming service Netflix has hooked 7 million new c from July to September. The record number of additions in the third quarter brought Netflix's customer base to 137 million worldwide, confirming its rank as by far the world's biggest online subscription video service. The company's net income rose to $402.8 million in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $129.6 million a year earlier. Total revenue rose to $4 billion from $2.98 billion a year earlier. The increase in subscribers marked a sharp turnaround from three months ago when investors sent Netflix shares tumbling 14% after it missed Wall Street's subscriber growth targets. "The question at the end of Q2 was whether that miss was an aberration or signs of a longer-term slowdown in the business," said Forrester Res...

Public Broadcaster RSTV Crossed 1Million YouTube Subscribers

14Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Public Broadcaster RSTV Crossed 1Million YouTube Subscribers

The viewership of the Rajya Sabha Television on YouTube has been extensively increasing since the last 10 months. The number of viewership on the channel has crossed 1 million subscribers at present. According to the statement, the parliament-owned broadcaster is ahead from various other popular and well-known privately owned news channels that include India Today, NDTV India, Republic TV, CNBC Awaaz, News X, CNBC TV18 and WION. Along with this, it also stated that the list includes many public broadcasters as well such as DD News and Lok Sabha TV. RSTV’s YouTube channel is the official channel of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. It started its YouTube operations in 2011 and the channel then attracted over 10 Lakh YouTube subscribers. It entered the "million-plus club" of ei...

Reliance Jio’s Growth May Trouble Its Competitors

8Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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Reliance Jio’s Growth May Trouble Its Competitors

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm has reported a considerable growth in profits in the March-ended financial year. Reliance Jio saw a net profit of Rs 510 crore in the quarter ended March compared with Rs 504 crore in the previous three months. Jio’s operating revenue increased 3.6 percent reaching to Rs 7,128 crore. The older telecom operators in India like Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India have been growing from the very beginning but since Jio has entered the league, they have been facing a tougher competition. “When the dust settles down and subscribers from beleaguered smaller players have been mopped by the Big Three (Vodafone-Idea combine, Airtel and Jio), the tussle for supremacy will resume,” said Sandip Das, senior advisor at telecom consulting firm Analysys Mason. “Wi...

Reliance Jio Claim To Have 50 Million Paid Subscribers

30Mar By PriyankaNo Comments

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Reliance Jio Claim To Have 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Reliance Jio, India's newest telecom operator, is closing in on 50 million paid users, days before its free voice, free-data offer ends. Out of 100 million-plus free subscribers, nearly 50 million have signed up for its 'Prime' membership by paying a one-time charge of Rs 99 and buying data packs. A company official said that Jio has already achieved more than 50 per cent of the target set for Jio Prime membership. Jio's promotional Happy New Year plan that offered free voice and data ends on March 31. The company has offered customers Prime membership on payment of one-time fee of Rs 99. Data packs for such members is available for as low as Rs 149 per month. Voice calls on Jio will remain free. The official said daily addition are going up exponentially and actual numbers wil...

29Dec By AdityaNo Comments

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India may have 50 crore Internet subscribers next year: Prasad

New Delhi, (PTI) - Telecom Minister of India Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad today said Internet subscribers may reach the 50 crore mark in the country next year. "India currently has 40 crore Internet subscribers. Earlier, I have said about the target to reach 50 crore users in two years but now it looks that the 50 crore mark is likely to be achieved next year," Prasad said during a discussion on "Integration of SC/ST entrepreneurs: Digital and Skill India" here. Speaking about the Digital India programme, he said the government will connect 2.5 lakh gram panchayats with optic fibre in coming years. He also spoke on the concept of digital village, where one block in every state will be selected to ensure that technology can be used to deliver education and healthcare services. Under digi...