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Apple TV+ now on Prime Video as add-on subscription in India

Prime Video has officially launched Apple TV+ as an add-on subscription in India, allowing Prime members to access the premium streaming service for Rs.99 per month. According to a press release, this move expands marketplace of add-on channels, giving subscribers seamless access to Apple Originals within the Prime Video app. With this int...

Prasar Bharati announces 26 winners of DD Free Dish MPEG-4 e-auction

India’s Free-To-Air (FTA) broadcasting landscape, Prasar Bharati has announced the winners of the 7th Annual (86th) e-auction for MPEG-4 slots on DD Free Dish. A total of 26 channels successfully secured slots during the auction, which was held on March 4, 202...

Pulkit Samrat teams up with Zee Studios for next film

Bollywood actor Pulkit Samrat is all set to return to the big screen with a new project in collaboration with Zee Studios.

Known for his energetic performances and versatile acting, Pulkit has carv...

WBD chief meets candidates for studio heads’ post: report

David Zaslav (in the picture), the Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., has started meeting with candidates who could replace film studio heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, according to people familiar with...

WAVES ‘Create in India Challenge’ crosses 85k registrations

The Create in India Challenge (CIC) Season-1, launched as part of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) set to take place in Mumbai from May 1-4, has achieved a new milestone of crossing 85,000 registrations, in...

IMPPA flays ‘Sikandar’ online leak, exhorts stricter anti-piracy rules

At a time when the film fraternity is grappling with multiple challenges, the unauthorised online release of Hindi film Sikandar highlights the need for stricter enforcement of anti-piracy laws, the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association said yesterday.

The producers' body has ...

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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!