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COLORS to premiere ‘Laxmi Narayan’ on April 22

COLORS channel is set to captivate viewers once again with the premiere of its new mythological show, ‘Laxmi Narayan’, on April 22 at 10 pm. Following the success of ‘Shiv Shakti-Tap Tyaag Tandav’, the channel aims to enthrall audiences with the epic tale o...

Sharib Hashmi, Sunny Hinduja teams up with new play

‘The Family Man’ actors Sharib Hashmi and Sunny Hinduja are set to collaborate once more. This time, the dynamic duo is venturing into the world of theater with a Hindi-language play, which promises to blend drama and comedy seamlessly....

Netflix CEO’s pay dips to $49.8mn in 2023

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos earned a bit less in 2023 than the year before -- but his pay package was still worth $49.8 million. That was down from $50.3 million in 2022, according to a Netflix proxy statement filed on Thursday (US Pacific Time) with the US S...

Meta unveils new AI models

Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open-source Llama large language model for powering the technology. Meta AI is smarter and faster due to advances in publicly available Llama 3, the tech titan, AFP reported. ...

‘Crakk’ digital premiere on Disney+ Hotstar April 26

Action-packed film ‘Crakk-Jeetegaa Toh Jiyegaa,’ starring Vidyut Jammwal and Arjun Rampal, will hit Disney+ Hotstar screens on April 26. The film, which initially debuted in theaters on February 23, is now set to reach a wider audience through its d...

UK school kids getting more digital freedom: Ofcom research

Infant school children are increasingly online and given more digital independence by parents, according to Ofcom’s annual study of children’s relationship with the media and online worlds.

The research reveals that around a quarter of 5-7 year-olds (24 percent) now own a smartphone,...

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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!