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Prime Video to premiere ‘The House of the Spirits’ globally on April 29

Prime Video has announced that its sweeping family saga ‘The House of the Spirits’ will premiere globally on April 29. The eight-episode limited series, adapted from Isabel Allende’s landmark debut novel, will launch in more than 240 countries and territories, marking what the platform describes as its most ambitious Latin American original to d...

FreeDish auctions: Sony Pal tops GEC bids; movie channels put up close fight

India’s free-to-air satellite platform DD Free Dish has concluded its latest auction round, with leading general entertainment and movie channels securing slots across different buckets. The auction results reflect steady competition among broadcasters to retain or expand their presence on the public broadcaster’s direct-to-home platform. The...

Govt. mulls scrapping priority film certification process

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed to discontinue the Priority Scheme for film certification under the Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 2024, in a move aimed at ensuring fairness and orderly processing within the certifica...

Japan premium VOD market up 15% in 2025; touches $7.2bn

Japan’s premium video-on-demand (VOD) sector reached a significant milestone in 2025, expanding 15 percent year-on-year to reach US$7.2 billion in total revenue, according to a study by Media Partners Asia, which said yesterday the market is increasingly defined by layered monetization strategies

Priyanka Chopra says making a Hollywood career was about legacy

Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas says leaving Hindi cinema to make a career in Hollywood was not easy but she was determined to tough it out as she always wanted to have a legacy.

Recalling how she once waited for 15 hours for one shot only for that to be postponed in

MIB spotlights startups, creators, tech at AI Impact Summit

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) has taken centre stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 --- inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday in New Delhi --- spotlighting India’s growing leadership in artificial intelligence across media, entertainment, gaming, content creation and creativ...

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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!