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Nickelodeon turns Children’s Day into a spectacular celebration

In a bid to celebrate the awe-inspiring curiosity of kids, Nickelodeon, India's beloved kids' entertainment franchise, has unveiled a heartwarming Children's Day campaign, #HappyKidding. The initiative aims to encourage little ones to not only ask endless questions but to explore, learn, and revel in the mag...

Disney+ Hotstar together boast 150 mn subs; ‘building’ phase on

Walt Disney exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations on Wednesday as higher attendance at its Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks offset a decline in advertising revenue at television network ABC. Shares of the entertainment company rose 3 percent in after-hours trading to $87.14, signaling i...

Sony to premiere Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa on Nov 11

Sony Entertainment Television is set to bring back the popular dance reality show, ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’, after a hiatus of 12 years. The show, a BBC Studios unscripted format of Dancing with the Stars, is scheduled...

JioPhone launches Prima 4G with YouTube, WhatsApp

Reliance Jio’s ‘JioPhone Prima’ 4G feature phone, powered by the KaiOS, has become available for purchase at Rs 2,599 on Reliance Digital, JioMart and Amazon. The JioPhone Prima 4G keypad phone, courtesy of the KaiOS, supports YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp and Google Voice Assistant. It packs an 1800mAh batter...

Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Joram’ to release on Dec 8

Thrilling survival drama 'Joram', starring Manoj Bajpayee, is slated to hit theaters on December 8. Written and directed by Devashish Makhija, 'Joram' is set to captivate audiences as it transitions from festival success to a theatrical release. After earning acclaim...

IBDF voices concerns on pre-consultation paper on b’cast policy

While appreciating the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)’s efforts to seek industry inputs for a full-fledged consultation paper on the proposed National Broadcasting Policy (NBP), the IBDF has said key ‘existential concerns’ do not reflect in the pre-consultation pro...

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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!