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Network18 to strengthen news, expand business

Network18 plans to strengthen its leadership in the news business and expand into adjacent categories over the coming year, according to a PTI report from New Delhi today. Chairman Adil Zainulbhai said the company aims to build a more agile and future-ready organisation amid a...

Prime Video to invest $2bn+ in Latin America over 3 years

Prime Video has announced plans to invest more than $2 billion in Latin America between 2027 and 2030 to expand its original content, local programming and live sports. According to an Amazon official announcement,the investment will focus on Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Chile. Prime Video said the number of Local Originals will mo...

Michael Showalter to direct new ‘Serendipity’ film for Amazon

Filmmaker Michael Showalter will direct a new version of the romantic film ‘Serendipity’ for Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax. According to a PTI report from Los Angeles today, Marc Klein, who wrote the original ‘Serendipity’, will also write the script for...

Dream Slate Pictures partners with BytePlus for AI filmmaking

Filmmaker Kushaal Chawla’s Dream Slate Pictures has partnered with BytePlus, the enterprise technology arm of ByteDance, to develop AI-powered filmmaking and storytelling. According to a Dream Slate Pictures press release issued

Zee5 Kannada unveils new content slate with films, originals, sports

ZEE5 Kannada has announced a new content slate featuring films, original series, reality shows, non-fiction programmes and live sports as the platform looks to expand its Kannada entertainment offering. Leading the new slate is ‘Karavali’, starring Prajwal Dev...

BTS greets Indian ARMYs with heartwarming Hindi message

BTS has delighted its Indian fans with a special Hindi greeting, creating excitement among the group's dedicated fan base, known as ARMYs. According to an ANI report from Mumbai today, the K-pop group addressed its Indian supporters with the words ‘Namast...

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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!