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OTT: Millionlights to provide skill-based progs on Asianet Mobile TV +
MUMBAI: Millionlights, an education content provider which uses technology to create a better future for millions across India through skill development, has announced a partnership with Asianet, the leading Multi-Channel Video Provider, in Kerala to launch Millionlights on Asianet Satellite Communication’s OTT platform, Asianet Mobile TV +.
“Our partnership with Asianet’s OTT services further strengthens our capability to reach the millions of users who do not have access to the best educational content. We have collaborated with Asianet to provide access to all their users and help drive employability and skill courses through their mobile OTT platform,” says Akshat Shrivastava, CEO and Founder of Millionlights.
“Our association with Millionlights will not only result in educational content reaching everyone, but will be a major step in using OTT as a distribution channel to deliver premium content.” Says S Satish Kumar, business head of Asianet Mobile TV +, the OTT division of Asianet Satellite communications.
The Millionlights Educational channel will now be available on the OTT platform and also in the about to be launched Video on Demand (VOD) service of Asianet OTT. The channel will showcase Live lectures, Faculty interviews, Tech reviews, Education news and Career guidance to name a few.
This is a premium service and the service provider will charge the user a small fee to get access to the content
The content is sourced from leading OEM’s and Universities, with Microsoft being the primary technical content partner. Courseware from Microsoft relating to the newer age courses that enhance the skills of learners are going to be showcased on the channel.
The Channel will also have premium content related to skill sets required by the industry and aligned to creating a employable workforce.
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Meta plans 8,000 layoffs in new AI-led restructuring wave
First phase from May 20 may cut 10 per cent workforce amid AI pivot.
MUMBAI: At Meta, the future may be artificial but the cuts are very real. The social media giant is reportedly preparing a fresh round of layoffs, with an initial wave expected to impact around 8,000 employees as it doubles down on its artificial intelligence ambitions. According to a Reuters report, the first phase of job cuts is slated to begin on May 20, targeting roughly 10 per cent of Meta’s global workforce. With nearly 79,000 employees on its rolls as of December 31, the move marks one of the company’s most significant workforce reductions in recent years.
And this may only be the beginning. Sources indicate that additional layoffs are being planned for the second half of the year, although the scale and timing remain fluid, likely to be shaped by how Meta’s AI capabilities evolve in the coming months. Earlier reports had suggested that total cuts in 2026 could reach 20 per cent or more of its workforce.
The restructuring comes as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg continues to steer the company towards an AI-first operating model, committing hundreds of billions of dollars to the transition. Internally, this shift is already visible: teams within Reality Labs have been reorganised, engineers have been moved into a newly formed Applied AI unit, and a Meta Small Business division has been created to align with broader structural changes.
The trend is hardly isolated. Across the tech sector, companies are trimming headcount while investing aggressively in automation. Amazon, for instance, has reportedly cut around 30,000 corporate roles nearly 10 per cent of its white-collar workforce citing efficiency gains driven by AI. Data from Layoffs.fyi shows over 73,000 tech employees have already lost jobs this year, compared with 153,000 in all of 2024.
For Meta, the move echoes its earlier “year of efficiency” in 2022–23, when about 21,000 roles were eliminated amid slowing growth and market pressures. This time, however, the backdrop is different. The company is financially stronger, generating over $200 billion in revenue and $60 billion in profit last year, with shares up 3.68 per cent year-to-date though still below last summer’s peak.
That contrast underlines the shift underway. These layoffs are less about survival and more about reinvention. As Meta restructures itself around AI from autonomous coding agents to advanced machine learning systems, the question is no longer whether the company will change, but how many roles will be left unchanged when it does.
