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Koyal.AI debuts at WAVES 2025, set to revolutionise music videos with GenAI

A new chapter in music video creation was unveiled at the inaugural day of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) 2025, as ‘Koyal.AI’ made its official debut with a showcase of visually rich, emotionally resonant music videos generated entirely by artificial intelligence. Koyal is a next-generation generative AI audio-to-vide...

Zee Cinema to premiere ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ on May 31

Zee Cinema is all set to premiere one of the most anticipated films of the year, ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, on May 31, bringing the action-packed sequel directly to television audiences. The announcement has generated buzz among fans of the franchise, who are eager to witness the continuation of Pushpa Raj’s journey on the small screen. Starring <...

‘Create in India Challenge’ S1 honours global talent at WAVES

In a vibrant celebration of creativity and innovation, the grand finale of the ‘Create in India Challenge (CIC)’ Season 1 was held on May 2 in Mumbai, as part of the ongoing WAVES Summit, where winners of 32 creative challenges were honou...

Amazon MX Player adds 20+ dubbed international titles

Amazon MX Player, Amazon’s free ad-supported streaming platform, is making a significant leap in the global content space with the addition of over 20 new international shows to its V-Desi catalogue. The announcement was made at WAVES 2025—the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit held in Mumbai—marking the platform’s boldest content exp...

Uday Shankar upbeat on Indian M&E sector; stresses on need for local focus

India's media and entertainment sector stands at the cusp of a transformative boom, poised to potentially double its value within the next five years, according to industry veteran Uday Shankar, Vice Chairman of JioStar. Speaking at the WAVES Summit today, during an insightful session titled "Media In India: Past 25 Years & Journey Ahead ...

India film, TV, OCC sectors’ gross output US$ 16.8 billion: report

The film, television, and online curated content (OCC) industry in India recorded a combined revenue of approximately Rs.1.1 lakh crore (US$13.1 billion) in FY2024, reflecting a strong 18 percent growth since FY2019. This momentum was achieved despite pandemic-induced challenges such as theatre shutdowns and production halts—underscoring the sec...

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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!