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Raj Nayak, YAAP Digital launch ‘House of IP’ for sports, entertainment

Media veteran and former Viacom18 COO Raj Nayak has launched his latest ambitious initiative, House of IP, in strategic collaboration with YAAP Digital, a renowned digital content and influencer marketing agency. The newly announced venture aims to redefine...

Kerala football league signs $ 11mn global b’cast, mktng. deal

The Nasdaq-listed SEGG Media Group, a company involved in sports, entertainment and gaming, has announced its first official football league partnership in the Indian subcontinent through a major five-year commercial agreement with the

Netflix admits to taking advantage of AI for content generation

Netflix has said that it used generative artificial intelligence to produce visual effects that appeared for the first time on screen in one of its original series, employing a technology that has been a source of anxiety throughout Hollywood.

According to a Reuters report, the compa...

Vidya Balan is textile company Welspun brand ambassador

Welspun, one of India’s leading home textile brands, has announced the onboarding of renowned actress Vidya Balan as its new brand ambassador, adding that she perfectly embodies the brand's ethos of quality, trust and innovative prod...

UK’s Virgin Media makes S. Asian TV channels free for a month

United Kingdom’s multi-media and telecom services provider Virgin Media O2 has said that it would be giving its TV customers access to 14 premium South Asian TV channels at no extra cost, helping television and movie lovers all around the country to take part in South Asian Heritage Month celebrations during the peri...

Films grossed Rs. 5,723cr at India BO 1H ’25; up 14% vs. 2024

The first half of calendar year 2025 seems to have been a good period for films as they grossed a healthy Rs. 5,723 crore (14 percent higher than 2024) at the India box office, with 17 films crossing the Rs. 100 crore mark, compared to just 10 in January-June 2024, ...

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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!