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Aishwarya Mohanraj gives ‘Four More Shots Please!’ farewell with stand-up set

As Prime Video’s International Emmy-nominated series ‘Four More Shots Please!’ draws its curtain with the final season, the show continues to resonate strongly with audiences who have followed the journeys of Damini, Anjana, Umang and Siddhi over the years. ...

Robin Samuel joins JioStar to lead entertainment revenue operations

JioStar has bolstered its commercial leadership with the appointment of Robin Samuel as manager, entertainment revenue operations, adding an experienced advertising professional to its monetisation team as the broadcast major sharpens its revenue strategy across entertainment properties. The appointment was announced through a LinkedIn post u...

Prime Video January slate: ‘Beast Games’, ‘Night Manager’, and sports

Prime Video is set to begin the new year with an expansive January line-up that brings together high-profile originals, returning favourites, blockbuster films and a robust live sports schedule, reinforcing the platform’s position as one of the most diverse streaming destinations for audiences worldwide. From reality spectacle and international ...

Ultra Media OTT Insights Report ‘25 shines light on year’s viewing trend

Indian audiences in 2025 displayed a striking blend of nostalgia and contemporary taste on OTT platforms, with classic and post-2000 Hindi films emerging as clear favourites, according to Ultra Media & Entertainment Group’s latest digital consumption study. From Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic Don and Raj Kapoor’s epic ‘Mera Naam Joker’ to Sanj...

Netflix celebrates cultural juggernaut called ‘Stranger Things’

As ‘Stranger Things’ enters its fifth and final season, Netflix has highlighted the series’ extraordinary scale and impact, calling it one of the platform’s most beloved and influential franchises.

Across five seasons and 42 episodes, the sci-fi drama has amassed more than 1...

‘Rajani’s maker Razdan says original episodes of DD’s cult show lost

Actor-director Karan Razdan, who is back with a new version of the popular 1985 show ‘Rajani’, says the episodes of the original serial, starring former wife Priya Tendulkar, are lost. The serial, which Razdan wrote and Basu Chatterjee directed, featured late star Tendulkar as a middle class housewife who ta...

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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!