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‘Crew’ to release on March 29

Actors Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tabu-starrer ‘Crew’ is set to arrive in theatres on March 29, the makers announced yesterday. The upcoming comedy movie is directed by Rajesh Krishnan of ‘Lootcase’ fame and produced by Rhea Kapoor and Ektaa R Kapoor, ...

RIP Vice.com: media firm to lay off hundreds of people

Vice Media plans to lay off several hundred employees and no longer publish material on its Vice.com website, the company’s CEO said in a memo to staff Thursday.

Zee forms advisory panel to counter investor wealth erosion

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd yesterday said its board has constituted an independent advisory committee headed by Satish Chandra, retired judge of Allahabad High Court, to curb erosion of its investor wealth in the wake of sp...

Weak advertising, Hollywood stirs hit WBD Q4 revenue

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss yesterday, as the media conglomerate battled a weak advertising market and the fallout of the twin Hollywood strikes on content ...

Colors launches new show ‘Mangal Lakshmi’

Colors is set to launch ‘Mangal Lakshmi’, a captivating drama set in Delhi that explores the bonds of sisterhood and the pursuit of respect in relationships. The show, scheduled to premiere on February 27, airing every day at 9 pm, follows the story...

BCCI nets Rs 1,485cr. from 4 IPL sponsorships

My11Circle, RuPay, Angel One and Ceat have bagged sponsorship slots for the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a cumulative sum of Rs.1,485 crore, according to a report in the Economic Times yesterday...

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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!