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‘Bigg Boss 18’ to premiere on Oct. 6

Salman Khan is back as the host of Bigg Boss 18, set to premiere on October 6 at 9:00 pm on Colors TV and JioCinema. The excitement for this season is building, especially following the release of a captivating new promo that elaborates on this year’s theme, ‘Time Ka Tandav’ (the havoc of time). In the promo, Salman is seen standing atop a ti...

Hansal Mehta to launch YouTube channel

Acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta, known for critically acclaimed projects such as ‘Scam 1992’ and ‘Aligarh’, is set to embark on an exciting new venture. The director recently announced his intention to launch a personal YouTube channel and explore the food industry through a dedicated Over-The-Top (OTT) platform centered around culinary cont...

‘Laapataa Ladies’ selected as India’s official entry for Oscars 2025

Kiran Rao's acclaimed film ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is set to make its mark on the international stage as India's official submission for the Oscars 2025. The Film Federation of India announced this decision, with ‘Laapataa Ladies’ triumphing over 29 contenders, including ‘Animal’ and ‘Aattam’, in a selection process led by Jahnu Barua. In an earlie...

Prime Video’s ‘The Mehta Boys’ shines at Chicago South Asian Film Festival

Prime Video’s original movie 'The Mehta Boys' made a grand debut at the 15th Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) with an exclusive world premiere on Opening Night. The film, which marks Boman Irani’s directorial debut, received a standing ovation from...

Health Ministry starts consultation on draft anti-tobacco rules for OTT content

The Union Health Ministry has proposed mandatory display of ‘non-skippable’ anti-tobacco health spots of at least 30 seconds and audio-visual disclaimer on ill-effects of tobacco use for 20 seconds on OTT platforms as soon as one starts streaming them. The Ministry recently released draft amendments for anti-tobacco rules for over-the-top (OT...

25th IIFA Awards, including digital, to be held in Jaipur

The 25th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards will be held in Jaipur from March 7 to March 9, 2025, the show organisers announced yesterday.

The 2025 ceremony will also host the inaugural IIFA Digital Awards that would honour the best performances in digital entertainment,...

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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!