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Online gaming regulation Bill, including stiff penalties, clears Lok Sabha

Even as India’s gaming sector protested government’s efforts to bring in a law to regulate online gaming sector, especially sections that involve money, and experts opined that banning of gaming firms could lead to revenue loss for the government and sports sector, the proposed law cleared Lok Sabha yesterday very qu...

Will cricket revenues get impacted by proposed online gaming rules?

While gaming industry organisations are anguishing over the online gaming Bill, which was passed in Lok Sabha yesterday, people have also raised issues whether the law, as and when enacted, will lead to revenue losses for the cricket and broadcast industry.

According to a PTI report,...

Anurag Kashyap criticises AI-generated film ‘Chiranjeevi Hanuman’

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has strongly criticised producer Vijay Subramaniam for backing an AI-generated film titled ‘Chiranjeevi Hanuman – The Eternal’, warning that such projects represent a dangerous future for Hindi ci...

MIB’s Murugan says govt expanded rural media outreach via TV, radio

The government yesterday informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of parliament) that it has been its continuous endeavour to upgrade facilities and technologies for radio and TV services, which all go to expand its rural media outreach in the country.

The efforts include since 2019 commissio...

Hybrid Kannada channel ZEE Power to launch Aug 23

ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is set to expand its Kannada footprint with the launch of its ambitious new channel, ZEE Power. Positioned as a hybrid entertainment destination, the channel will go on air from August 23, bringing a mix of fiction, reality, movies, devotional shows and regional sports to ...

Netflix’s Bollywood dance film ‘Best of the Best’ adds Lilly Singh

Netflix has expanded its cast for ‘Best of the Best’, a coming-of-age film set around competitive Bollywood dancing, with comedian Lilly Singh joining in, a PTI report from Los Angeles stated quoting entertainment news ...

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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!