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Golden Globes secure 5-year CBS, Paramount+ deal

The Golden Globes and CBS have reached a five-year deal to broadcast the annual award show and stream it live on Paramount+. The new agreement, which begins with January's telecast, gives the Globes a new broadcast h...

SPNI gets 7-year India territories rights for NZ cricket

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has sealed a deal to become the official broadcaster for New Zealand Cricket (NZC) matches for the next seven years. Under the agreement, effective from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2031, SPNI has acquired the television and d...

Ofcom analyses intermediaries’ impact on news consumption

Online intermediaries, such as social media, search engines and other online aggregators exert a significant influence on the news stories people consume, according to a

Review panel suggests Zee Ent substantially cuts biz losses

India's Zee Entertainment (Zeel) should substantially reduce losses in its businesses, including its English TV channels, and cut costs in other areas to meet a key profit target, according to a company-formed review panel, the br...

M&E industry feels regulations should be a collaborative effort

Indian media and entertainment (M&E) industry veterans feel that stakeholders, regulators and the government should take a collaborative route while framing regulations for the sector as both the eco-system and rules are evolving in nature.

Speaking at the Aavishkar media Group-o...

YouTube removed 2.25+ mn videos in India Q4 2023

Google-owned YouTube has removed over 2.25 million videos in India for violating its community guidelines in the fourth quarter of 2023, the popular video streaming platform said in a report on Tuesday. The number of videos removed from the platform between...

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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!