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Audiomatic launches narrative podcasts across genres starting with 4 shows
Audiomatic has been launched as a narrative podcasts platform, publishing digital audio content across genres like comedy, food, science, culture and history. Founded by Rajesh... .
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Stephen Elop exits Microsoft as the company restructures leadership team
Microsoft has carried out a major restructuring of its leadership team which will include the key exit of Stephen Elop, former Nokia CEO, from the... .
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Reliance Jio gets provisional MSO license to enter cable distribution biz
Reliance Industries Limited’s (RIL) telecom & digital arm Reliance Jio has received a provisional licence to operate as a pan-India multi-system operator (MSO), reports Livemint. Reliance... .
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Google’s buy of Agawi could allow streaming of apps before purchasing them
Google has bought a startup called Agawi which allows users to stream applications and use them, much like we stream videos, before actually purchasing them,... .
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3.16 Million Mobile Number Portability Requests In India In April 2015
Porting requests were submitted for 3.16 million connections in the month of April 2015, according to the Indian Telecom regulator TRAI. This is down 17.40% from... .
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How some agencies pay for gadget reviews on blogs
We get a lot of emails trying to buy stories and articles at MediaNama, and my reaction to such emails (and occasionally, calls), is quite... .
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Jagran Prakashan’s holding company ups stake in firm by 2.63%
Jagran Media Network Investment Private Limited, the holding company of publisher Jagran Prakashan, has decided to increase its stake in the listed company by 2.63% it... .
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Weekly Digest (12th-19th June 2015)
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State Bank of India launches online forex trading platform
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, has rolled out a new Internet platform that allows customers to book foreign exchange transactions online. The... .
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Flipkart’s Nitin Kochhar & Fashionara’s Animesh Kumar roped in by ShopClues
Ecommerce marketplace ShopClues has made a couple of additions to its leadership team, reports exchange4media.com. Nitin Kochhar, former senior director of business development at Flipkart,... .
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OnMobile renews Telefonica deal in Latin America
This is a major development for OnMobile Global: the company has renewed its partnership with Telefónica’s Movistar operators in Latin American Spanish speaking countries for... .
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Nokia looking to re-enter mobile phone biz in 2016, confirms CEO Rajeev Suri
Nokia is indeed planning on returning to the mobile phones business in 2016, after its contract clause with Microsoft preventing it from using its brand... .
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Starsports extends Indian hockey broadcasting rights
Star Sports has extended its broadcasting rights for Hockey India league matches and international hockey matches hosted by the sports body for another three years,... .
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Funding roundup: Minio, Moovo, Cakart and SkillAngels
(By Mohammed Rumman and Sneha Johari) Minio raises $3.3 million led by General Catalyst, Nexus Venture Partners Open source-based cloud object storage start up Minio... .
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Tracxn raises $10 million to fund startup incubator TracxnLabs
Tracxn, a research platform for private market investors, has raised $10 million in a round of funding led by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal of... .
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Hansa Cequity raises Rs 30 crore from private equity firm ASK Pravi
Mumbai-based marketing analytics firm Hansa Cequity has raised Rs 30 crore (~$4.7 million) in a round of funding from the private equity firm ASK Pravi,... .
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FundsIndia raises $11M from Faering Capital and existing investors
Chennai-based Wealth India Financial Services (WIFS), the company behind online investment services platform FundsIndia.com, has raised Series C funding worth $11 million led by Faering... .
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Snapdeal removes Nalli sarees following cease and desist order
Online marketplace Snapdeal has removed Nalli sarees from its platform following a cease and desist order from the Chennai-based garment manufacturer, as reported by the... .
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RCOM, MTS India merged entity will have third largest mobile Internet users base
Reliance Communications (RCOM) and the Indian telecom business of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), MTS India, recently entered into discussions for a potential merger of... .
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Micromax invests in Ixigo; to build on-demand travel services for Micromax...
Indian handset manufacturer Micromax has made an undisclosed investment in online travel meta search engine and marketplace Ixigo. Following this investment, the two companies will... .
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