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Paramount replaces CEO Bakish with trio amidst merger talks

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish with a trio of executives, the company announced on Monday in the middle of talks with David Ellison's Skydance Media about a possible merger. The owner of the Paramount+ streaming service, the Paramount Pictures movie studio and cable networks including MTV, BET and Showtime announced the change just ahead of ...

Disney+ Hotstar targets 450 mn viewers with free T20 WC streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, the streaming platform owned by Disney Star, will stream the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 for free on mobile while charging on Connected TV (CTV), continuing its previous hybrid monetisation model for live sports, said people familiar w...

Aabha Sachdev joins The Times of India as brand head – TIMS

Aabha Sachdev has embarked on a new journey as she assumes the role of Brand Head – TIMS at The Times of India. Announcing her appointment on LinkedIn, Aabha expressed her enthusiasm for the new role and her eagerness to contribute to the renowned institution o...

SEVENTEEN unveils new album ‘17 is Right Here’

Korean sensation SEVENTEEN has dropped their latest album ‘17 is Right Here on Monday, accompanied by a captivating music video for their lead single ‘Maestro’. The 13-member group, known for their self-production prowess and equitable line distribution, continues to showcase their musical versatility and creativity. ‘17 is Right Here’ boasts...

Neil Gaiman teams up with Graphic India for ‘Cinnamon’ adaptation’

Noted author Neil Gaiman on Saturday announced that his widely-loved short story ‘Cinnamon’ has been turned into an animated film.

For the upcoming English-language film, which is about an Indian Princess and a talking tiger, the author has partnered with Sharad Devarajan and Grap...

X enters competition with Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft teams

Elon Musk's platform X is gearing up to take on giants like Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams as it evolves into what Musk calls an 'everything app'. The latest move in this direction is the introduction of 'Con...

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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!