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Zee’s South African channel to promote local content, language

After capturing the imagination of South African viewers with Indian content dubbed in Zulu, Zee Zonke now plans to go for stories that are “made here by the locals for the locals,” according to a senior executive of the channel.

According to a PTI report from Johannesburg, Zee Zonke...

Reliance, Disney offer concessions to make merger happen

Reliance and Walt Disney have offered to sell some channels to win faster antitrust approval for their $8.5 billion India media assets merger, but are resisting changes to cricket broadcast rights they own, two sources familiar with the matter said, according to a Reuters report from New Delhi yesterday.

Universal Music, Meta expand music licensing agreement

Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's biggest music label, announced on Monday an expanded agreement with Facebook-parent Meta Platforms to create new opportunities for its artists and songwriters across Meta's social platforms. "UMG was the first major music company to license Facebook back in 2017 and this new agreement will further expa...

Amazon miniTV unveils trailer for ‘Yeh Meri Family’ S4

Amazon miniTV, the streaming service’s free video platform, has released the trailer for the fourth season of ‘Yeh Meri Family,’ set to premiere on August 16. The upcoming season, powered by Mamaearth, promises to transport viewers back to the monsoon of 1995, celebrating the joys and challenges of family life in the 90s. The new season conti...

Netflix greenlights new ‘Ghostbusters’ animated series

Netflix has officially greenlit an animated series set in the world of the beloved ‘Ghostbusters’ franchise. The new show will be penned and executive produced by Elliott Kalan, known for his work on various acclaimed projects, PTI reported from Los Angele...

News18 Lokmat wraps up vibrant Mangalagaur competition

News18 Lokmat successfully concluded its highly anticipated Mangalagaur competition, a colorful celebration of Maharashtra’s rich cultural traditions. The event, which saw spirited participation from women across Mumbai, provided a lively platform to honor and showcase traditional devotion and talent. The competition, which was held to celebr...

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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!