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Disney to merge Hulu + Live TV with FuboTV

The Walt Disney Company has announced a landmark deal to merge its Hulu + Live TV business with FuboTV Inc., forming a new virtual multi-channel video programming distributor (MVPD). The deal will make Disney the majority owner of the combined company, w...

Jio Star proposes price hike for channel packages

Jio Star, the broadcasting powerhouse formed from the merger of Star India and Viacom18, has submitted its new broadcast tariff to regulators, revealing a significant price increase for its channel packages, according to The Times of India. The broadcaster has launched 83 channel packs featuring a total of 134 channels, spanning genres such a...

Meta challenges CCI’s Rs. 213 cr penalty over WhatsApp

Meta Platforms has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) to contest a Rs. 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in relation to WhatsApp's contentious 2021 privacy policy update.

The appeal was filed yesterday, with Meta arguing ...

Shahid Kapoor unveils new motion poster for ‘Deva’

The anticipation for Shahid Kapoor's action-thriller ‘Deva’ continues to build as the makers unveiled a gripping new motion poster yesterday. The poster showcases Kapoor in a fiercely intense avatar, brandishing a gun while striking a dramatic, dance-inspired pose.

This intr...

Zee Telugu to premiere ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ Jan 12

Zee Telugu is gearing up to thrill its viewers with the world TV premiere of the epic action blockbuster ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, starring Prabhas, on January 12.

Directed by the visionary Nag Ashwin, this cinematic spectacle blends mythology, science fiction and breathtaking visual...

WWE, Netflix endeavour to make wrestling big hit globally

Netflix's next venture into live programming started yesterday when the company streamed its first episode of ‘Raw’, the weekly World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) spectacle that has been a staple of US television for three decades. Now, both want to up the scale and take this weekly mania really global.

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!