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Sumit Awasthi bids farewell to NDTV

Senior journalist Sumit Awasthi has officially announced his departure from NDTV, marking the end of his brief stint at the network. The announcement came on Thursday morning through a post shared on his social media platforms, where he wrote, “Bye bye NDTV… W...

Netflix assures WBD it’d continue releasing films in theatres

Netflix has told management of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc (WBD) that it will keep releasing the studio’s films in theaters if it’s successful in buying the company, people familiar with the matter said, according to a Bloomberg report on November 20.

Warner Bros. has contractual agre...

M5 Entertainment Global Film Fund award makes IFFI debut

Filmmaker and producer Sonya V. Kapoor, along with collaborator Amrita Mendonza, has announced the launch of the M5 Entertainment Global Film Fund, marking its debut with the fund’s first-ever award at the NFDC’s WAVES Film Bazaar to be held concurrently with the India International Film Festival (

NDTV ProAm golf tourney to debut on Nov 22

The fairways of Jaypee Greens Golf & Spa Resort in Greater Noida on the outskirts of Delhi are set to host a rare convergence of industry leaders, professional golfers and sporting icons as the inaugural edition of the NDTV Golf ProAm tees off on November 22.

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Murugan: Film Bazaar ‘bridge between creators, producers’

The WAVES Film Bazaar, South Asia’s global film market, opened yesterday in Panjim, Goa with an inspiring inaugural ceremony attended by a distinguished gathering of leaders, policymakers, filmmakers and global delegates.

Held annually alongside the prestigious International Film Fes...

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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!