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Khabarhub and Rakuten Viber launch Nepal’s first-ever interactive Newsbot



KATHMANDU: In an innovative approach to reach out to its audiences, Khabarhub, together with Rakuten Viber, has launched Nepal’s first interactive Newsbot to get instant breaking news, interviews, exclusives, and updates, no matter where they are.

The Khabarhub Newsbot will help subscribers get instant news/stories, including political, business, sports, health, technology, lifestyle, social, and interviews/opinions in both Nepali and English.

Subscribers can choose between English News, Nepali News, Horoscope, Forex, Bullion, and also interact and share content directly through their mobile phones.

“Chatbots are a fast-developing technology within social messaging platforms that provide readers with new opportunities to get our content. This partnership allows us to disseminate instant news/information where the people are,” says Chairman of Pavilion Media Pvt. Ltd. (Khabarhub) Mr. Naresh Shrestha.

He adds, “It also helps to showcase our content, offering a better user-experience.”

The Newsbot is available for download on both iOS and Android devices with a Viber version 6.8.7 or higher. Subscribing to Khabarhub’s interactive Chatbot is simple and can be done in just 3 steps.

Search for Khabarhub on Viber’s Chat Search or click here.

Click on ‘Start’

Update your notification frequency (daily/weekly)

Once subscribed to the Newsbot, users will receive notifications of the latest stories and updates directly from Khabarhub.

Viber is known to provide its users exciting new features and unlimited access in their quest for the latest information and experiences. This partnership with Khabarhub is yet another step in the right direction in the mobile-first-world we live in.

Khabarhub is one of Nepal’s most trusted digital news agencies with a strong digital presence and a reach of over 1.8 million across various platforms.

“As news happens every minute around the world, the Khabarhub Newsbot will speed up the discovery of news stories for our users to stay current,” says David Tse, the Senior Director for Rakuten Viber APAC.

He adds, “The partnership between Khabarhub and Rakuten Viber offers an unmatched opportunity to provide users with the news that matters to them the most, organized by their interests in real-time.”

Get instant access to important breaking news, frequent updates, and highlights via Viber’s Khabarhub Newsbot.

Publish Date : 26 March 2021 20:51 PM

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