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MY FM expands to 37 stations with phase III launch

MY FM, the flagship radio brand of the Dainik Bhaskar Group, has expanded its footprint to 37 stations across India with the launch of seven new stations, setting a new benchmark in the Indian radio industry. The network has become the fastest private FM player to operationalise stations from the latest Phase III – Batch III auctions, strengthen...

ChanaJor OTT explores English content expansion

As audience behaviour in India’s OTT market continues to evolve, Pratap Jain, Founder and CEO of ChanaJor OTT, has said the platform is actively evaluating an expansion into English-language content as part of its long-term growth and content s...

‘Hamnet’ to stream on Peacock on March 6 ahead of Oscars

As the awards season reaches its peak, ‘Hamnet’ is set to make its streaming debut on Peacock on March 6, strategically arriving just days before the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony. The film, directed by Chloe Zhao, has generated significant buzz for i...

‘Kara’ starring Dhanush set for April 30 release

The makers of director Vignesh Raja’s upcoming action entertainer ‘Kara’, featuring Dhanush in the lead, have announced that the film will hit screens worldwide on April 30 this year, building anticipation among fans of the actor and the genre. According t...

‘The Society’ S2 returns with Munawar Faruqui at the helm

The second instalment of the survival-based streaming show ‘The Society’ is set to return following the strong response to its debut season, with comedian and reality television personality Munawar Faruqui once again leading the show. The upcoming season pr...

WBD agrees to be bought by Paramount for $110bn

Warner Bros Discovery has agreed to be acquired by Paramount Skydance in a $110 billion deal signed Friday morning (Feb. 27 as per US time), according to an audio clip of a global townhall by the company, which was reviewed by Reuters. "Netflix had the legal right to match the PSKY offer. As you all know, they ultimately decided not to do tha...

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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!