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Singer Jasleen says wait for Dulquer for music video was worth it

Singer-composer Jasleen Royal says she waited for a good “three months” to get actor Dulquer Salmaan’s dates for the chartbuster song ‘Heeriye’, which was released in 2023.

Royal had first reached out to Salmaan, star of films such as ‘Ustad Hotel’, ‘Bangalore Days’, and ‘

Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan to star in ‘White Lotus’ S3

HBO's hit dark comedy series, 'White Lotus,' is gearing up for its third season with an impressive lineup of talent. Actors Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, and Michelle Monaghan are set to join the cast of the Mike White-created show. Alongside them, Dom Hetrakul, Parker Posey, and Tayme Thapthimthong will also feature ...

Amazon appoints Jeremy Helfand as Head of Prime Video advertising

Jeremy Helfand, a seasoned executive with a background at Disney and Hulu, has been appointed as the Vice President and Head of Advertising for Amazon's Prime Video platform. Helfand, known for his innovative work in developing streaming-specific ad formats, d...

‘Out Of Time’ tops JioCinema charts since Dec release

Arijit Lahiri's debut feature 'Out Of Time' has emerged as the leading Hindi film on JioCinema, captivating audiences with its unique storyline and captivating narrative around time travel. The independent film, devoid of major stars, has achieved significant popularity purely on the strength of its co...

Broadcasters raise channel bouquet prices due to higher content costs

Broadcasters Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Sony Pictures Networks India, and Viacom18 have raised TV channel bouquet prices to offset rising content expenses that will affect monthly TV bills for consumers. Network18 and Viacom18's distribution arm IndiaCast has raised the price of their bouquets by 20-25 p...

Netflix considers adding in-app purchases, ads to games

Streaming giant Netflix is reportedly planning to generate revenue from its gaming business by adding in-app purchases and advertisements. The company has had discussions in recent months about how to generate revenue from its games, IANS reported, citing people familiar with the discussions. For t...

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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!