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ITV Studios does major content deals in APAC, including India

United Kingdom’s ITV Studios has announced numerous sales of its premium scripted slate in the Asia Pacific region, underscoring continued strong demand throughout Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

According to a media statement from

Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bandar’ to premiere at TIFF 2025

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming directorial venture ‘Bandar’ (Monkey in a Cage), led by Bobby Deol, is all set to make its world premiere at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), to be held from September 4 to 14, 2025. The film has been selected under

Prime Video says Prime Day 2025 content slate a hit globally

Amazon Prime Video’s content slate for Prime Day 2025 has struck gold both at home and globally, drawing viewers from over 224 countries and territories, as well as more than 4,400 cities and towns across India, the company said. With 17 new Indian and international titles launched in the lead-up to the mega shopping event on July 12-14, the ...

Zee Q1 FY26 revenues drop 14% on weak ad spending

India's Zee Entertainment Enterprises reported a 14 percent drop in first-quarter revenue yesterday, as the broadcaster was hurt by weak spending by companies on advertisements.

Zee, which runs channels like

Ofcom starts consultation on public b’casters on connected TVs

British communications regulator Ofcom yesterday said it is consulting on its provisional view of the television selection services that it proposes should be designated under the Media Act 2024.

It ...

Hindi GEC Atrangii launches on LG, Xiaomi TVs as FAST channel

Hindi GEC Atrangii has taken a bold leap into the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) space by launching the channel on LG and Xiaomi smart TVs. This strategic move, powered by Amagi’s cloud-based broadcast infrastructure, makes it the first Indian OTT brand to enter LG’s FAST ecosystem. Pointing out that joining the FAST space signals a ne...

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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!