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Zee to focus on sports, animation to build new opportunities

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) is investing in sports, animation, VFX and other emerging content segments as part of its strategy to build new growth engines and capture a larger share of the evolving media and entertainment landscape, the company said in its latest annual report. Addressing the shareholde...

Danny Ramirez joins Universal Pictures’ ‘Miami Vice ’85’ cast

Actor Danny Ramirez has joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ upcoming film ‘Miami Vice ’85’. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, the film will star Ramirez alongside Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler.Ramirez is the latest actor to join the project.

According to a PTI report from Los Ang...

Jio Platforms gets SEBI nod for $ 3.8bn IPO; could be India’s biggest listing

India's Jio Platforms, part of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, received approval for a $3.8 billion initial public offering yesterday, paving the way for what could be the country's biggest listing.

According to a Reuters report yesterday, the ‌nod from India's marke...

Alicia Vikander joins Netflix’s ‘Enigma Variations’ series

Oscar-winning actress Alicia Vikander has joined the cast of Netflix’s upcoming limited series ‘Enigma Variations’. She will star alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the series, which is based on Andre Aciman’s novel of the same name. According to a PTI report from Los Angeles today, Aaron Taylor-Johnson will play Paul, a man whose life chan...

‘Roadies REBIRTH’: Rannvijay Singha returns as host for S21

'MTV Roadies' is returning with its 21st season, titled ‘Roadies REBIRTH’, with Rannvijay Singha coming back as the host. The makers announced the new season on Friday by revealing its logo on the MTV and JioHotstar social media handles. According to an ANI report from Mumbai today, the new logo features a Phoenix, which represents rebirth...

Mohalla Tech, Double Tap Films join hands for 75+ microdramas

Mohalla Tech, the parent company of ShareChat, Moj and QuickTV, has partnered with Pratilipi’s Double Tap Films to turn more than 75 popular stories into microdramas. Under the partnership, selected stories from Pratilipi will be adapted into short episod...

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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!