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Online video & legacy TV annual revs to reach $1trn by ’30

The combined global online video and traditional TV markets, including revenue from subscriptions, on-demand transactions and advertising, are on track to reach $1 trillion in annual revenue by 2030.

The findings come from two new Omdia reports:

Pro Wrestling League to return in Jan. under WFI’s watch

The Pro Wrestling League (PWL) of India, which was suspended after four seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to make a comeback in January 2026 with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) directly handling payments to wrestlers and franchises to ensure financial transparency and stability.

Hyderabad gets IICT centre; MIB to up anti-piracy initiatives

Pointing out that the Indian government is working relentlessly to bring down incidences and percentage of film piracy, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that the southern Indian city of Hyderabad will soon get a regional center of the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT)...

Ageless SRK rocks on at 60; wishes pour in; ‘King’ gets ’26 release

Even as Shah Rukh Khan turned 60 yesterday --- a milestone birthday that would make most superstars slow down --- the makers of his film ‘King’ stated on his birthday that the film would get a 2026 release.

According to various PTI reports, as King Khan partied on birthday e...

‘The Roses’ to stream on JioHotstar from Nov.20

Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman’s dark comedy ‘The Roses’ which explores the hilarious yet heartbreaking unraveling of a modern marriage is now heading to OTT. The film, which opened to strong critical reviews and decent global box office returns, is set to premiere on

Kartik Aaryan begins filming for ‘Naagzilla’

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan has officially commenced principal photography for his upcoming film ‘Naagzilla’, marking a major step in his front-line career shift into the fantasy genre. The film, co-produced by Dharma Productions and Mahaveer J...

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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!