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Prime Video to release ‘Modern Love Mumbai’ in May

Prime Video on Monday announced that ‘Modern Love Mumbai’, the first of the three localised Indian versions of the widely acclaimed international series ‘Modern Love’, will premiere on May 13. The Mumbai chapter of the loved US original anthology series ‘Modern Love’, helmed by John Carney, has brought together six filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj,...

Viacom18’s Sports18 Khel now available on DD FreeDish

Viacom18 Monday announced the launch of Sports18 Khel, its free-to-air (FTA) Hindi channel on Prasar Bharati’s DTH service DD FreeDish. The announcement is close on the heels of the launch of its pay TV channel Sports18 on various other pay DTH platforms. Sports18 Khel will allow fans to watch their favorite sports in Hindi, including the ...

MIB blocks 16 India, Pak-based YouTube channels for spreading fake news

The Centre on Monday blocked 16 YouTube channels, including six operating from Pakistan, and a Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India's national security, foreign relations and public order, according to an official statement. The blocked YouTube channels and the Facebook account had a cumulative viewership of over 68 ...

Ranbir Kapoor begins shoot of ‘Animal’

Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna have commenced shooting for their upcoming film ‘Animal’, the makers announced on Friday. The Hindi-language crime drama is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Kabir Singh fame and backed by T-Series. The production company said the team is currently filming in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, PTI reporte...

Shilpa Shetty joins Rohit Shetty’s high octane series

Actor Shilpa Shetty has joined filmmaker Rohit Shetty's high octane OTT debut series 'Indian Police Force'. Rohit Shetty and Prime Video have come together to create India's Biggest Action series titled 'Indian Police Force.' The series has now added Shilpa Shetty to play a cop in the show that will also feature Sidharth Malhotra in the le...

Google to ban all third-party call recording apps

Google has decided to block all third-party apps that have a call-recording feature from its Play Store as per the new policy changes and apps using the Accessibility API to access audio functions on Android devices will be removed from the store by May 11. As per ANI, the updated policy by Google emphasized that third-party apps with a "core...

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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!