In no particular order, here are MediaNama’s top 10 stories of the week ended 11th June 2017 MediaNama would like to thank its sponsors: E2E…
#NAMAindic: What’s holding up travel and e-commerce companies from working Indic languages?
This January, MediaNama held an open house discussion on the future of Indic languages online. This is Part 2 of our coverage of the discussion. Read…
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2100 jobs to be cut across Yahoo-AOL after Verizon deal is finalised
Following approval of Verizon’s $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core internet operations by Yahoo stockholders, the company will be cutting 15% of the 14,000 strong…
India will have 800M Internet users by 2021; Video to drive usage: Cisco
India’s Internet user base will touch 829 million (59% penetration) in 2021 from the existing base of 373 million as of 2016, according to network…
Now Aadhaar for air travel? Wipro studying viability of Aadhaar enabled check-in system
Air travelers might soon have to share a digital unique ID such as Aadhaar, PAN, and passport number among others, at the time of booking…
Supreme Court orders partial stay on Aadhaar PAN linkage
The Supreme Court of India today ruled that the Indian government cannot cancel PAN cards if citizens don’t link an Aadhaar number to their PAN…
Visa extends IoT payments programme to three Indian companies
Global payments company Visa has added 13 companies to its internet of things (IoT) payments programme, including Infosys, Mahindra Comviva, and Mumbai-based PayCraft. Through this,…
Dish TV ties up with Disney India for kid’s portal ‘Disney Active’
Satellite TV provider Dish TV has partnered with Disney India to launch their ‘Disney Active’ entertainment portal. The portal will offer content like e-books, games, audio-visual stories…
ZEEL acquires remaining 49% stake in India.com parent
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL) has acquired the remaining 49% stake in subsidiary company India Webportal Private Ltd. (India.com) for Rs 197.18 crore (or $30.7…
Only 10% of Internet connections in India above 15 Mbps: Akamai
Nearly 10% of India’s Internet connections have a download speed of above 15 Mbps (up 38% QoQ and 405% YoY), while 19% of them were…
Grofers restricted fruit & vegetable delivery in Mumbai due to farmers strike
Online grocery delivery startup Grofers restricted delivery of fruits and vegetable for two days after supply was hit due to the ongoing farmers strike. Grofers…
7 Web Talkies web series’ will now be available on SonyLIV
Sony Pictures Networks India’s web streaming platform, SonyLIV has signed a content partnership with online entertainment channel Web Talkies, reports IndianTelevision. As part of the…