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Jio TV to live stream Winter Olympics 2018
MUMBAI: Reliance Jio’s live television app JioTV has secured digital rights for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 for the India market.
As per the deal, JioTV will work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to provide users with access to live and catch-up content on their mobile devices. The terms of the deal were, however, not disclosed.
Featuring 102 events in 15 sports, including skiing, skating, luge, ski jumping, ice hockey and snow boarding, the Games will see participation from more than 90 countries, including India.
The Olympic Winter Games are scheduled from 9 to 25 February at PyeongChang County, South Korea.
The company said that JioTV will create several exclusive channels to stream 24×7 live action and content from the tournament and will also provide a seven day catch up content feature.
The IPC said that its Olympic Channel will also live stream the tournament across India and the sub-continent including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This will be done on its website, mobile apps, and its YouTube channel.
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X launches XChat messaging app on iOS with calls and encryption
Standalone app marks shift from “everything app” vision, adds E2E messaging.
MUMBAI: From one big app to many small chats, X seems to be splitting its ambitions. X has rolled out its standalone messaging app, XChat, to iOS users, opening up a new front in its evolving product strategy. The app allows users to connect with existing X contacts through private and group messages, file sharing, as well as audio and video calls. The launch follows a limited beta phase, where the platform tested the product with a smaller user base to refine the experience. Now available publicly, XChat marks a notable pivot from earlier ambitions championed by Elon Musk to turn X into a single “everything app” combining messaging, payments, commerce and more.
Instead, the company under xAI ownership and backed by SpaceX appears to be building a suite of standalone applications, each targeting specific use cases while expanding its broader ecosystem.
At launch, XChat includes end-to-end encrypted messaging, PIN-based access, disappearing messages, and features such as message editing, deletion for all participants, and screenshot blocking. The company has also said the app is free from advertisements and tracking mechanisms, positioning it as a privacy-first alternative in a crowded messaging space.
However, security claims around the platform are likely to face scrutiny. Earlier iterations of XChat drew criticism from experts who argued it fell short of established encrypted platforms like Signal. With the wider rollout, the app is expected to undergo fresh evaluation to assess whether those concerns have been addressed.
Beyond messaging, XChat will also house X’s Communities feature, which is being discontinued on the main platform due to low usage and spam concerns. Migrating these users could provide an early boost to adoption, effectively turning XChat into both a communication and community hub.
The move underscores a broader recalibration at X less about cramming everything into one app, and more about spreading bets across multiple touchpoints, one message at a time.
