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Lionsgate, Abundantia, EFAR to co-produce two films

Lionsgate India on Wednesday announced its partnership with production banner Abundantia Entertainment and content company EFAR Films for two feature film projects. The three companies are teaming up for an action comedy film and a romantic comedy. The p...

Jury chairs announced for ABBY Awards 2024 powered by One Show

The ABBY Awards 2024, powered by One Show, has unveiled an esteemed lineup of jury chairs who will preside over various categories, bringing their wealth of expertise and experience to India's most prestigious advertising awards. Rahul Mathew, Avinash Pandey, Malvika Mehra, Sudha Natarajan, and Tista Sen have been appointed as Jury Chairs for...

ABP Ananda surpasses 10mn YouTube subscribers

ABP Ananda, West Bengal's leading 24-hour Bengali news channel, has broken records by becoming the first Bengali news channel to exceed 10 million subscribers on YouTube. This remarkable milestone is a testament to ABP Ananda's pioneering spirit and its unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality news content to audiences across digital pla...

‘Namaste Karnataka’ set to revolutionize morning news viewing

News18 Kannada unveiled its newest morning bulletin, ‘Namaste Karnataka,’ promising to redefine how viewers start their day. Scheduled to premiere on May 8, 2024, at 6:00 AM, ‘Namaste Karnataka’ aims to deliver a fresh and dynamic news experience tailored spe...

WhatsApp introduces new chat features

WhatsApp, owned by Meta, is gearing up to unveil a slew of new features aimed at enhancing user engagement and convenience within the app. According to reports from IANS, WhatsApp is currently in the development phase of several features designed to enrich the chat experience for its users. Among the upcoming features is "Reactions from Me...

Disney shows Q2 streaming entertainment profits; linear TV biz in decline

Walt Disney's surprise profit in its streaming entertainment division was eclipsed by a drop in its traditional TV business and weaker box office, sending its shares down 8.5 percent in morning trading in the US yesterday

Like other media companies, Disney has been trying to adapt to...

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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!