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JioHotstar’s ‘Resort’ crosses 100 mn watch hours

JioHotstar’s long-running Tamil original ‘Resort’ has crossed 100 million watch hours, becoming the platform’s first fiction original to achieve the milestone. Since its premiere, the show has built a strong ...

Govt departments form QRTs to counter fake news

Government departments are setting up Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to tackle fake and misleading information on social media. The teams will monitor social media platforms and respond to incorrect information related to government policies, schemes and announcements. According...

Vijay launches India Today Tamil YouTube channel at Chennai roundtable

India Today TV has launched the India Today Tamil YouTube channel, a new digital platform focused on Tamil Nadu news, current affairs and in-depth analysis in Tamil. According to a India Today press release today,

Awarapan 2’ earns Rs 120 crore worldwide in opening weekend

Emraan Hashmi-starrer ‘Awarapan 2’ has recorded a strong opening at the box office, earning an estimated Rs 120.86 crore worldwide in its first weekend. According to a PTI report from New Delhi today, t...

Spider-Man: brand new day crosses $2 billion worldwide

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, has crossed the $2 billion mark at the global box office. The film has earned a total of $2.022 billion worldwide. According to a PTI report from Los Angeles today, the film is directed by Desti...

Colourised classic films face copyright uncertainty

India’s film industry is facing a copyright challenge as copyright protection for several old black-and-white films expires. Under India’s copyright framework, films generally receive copyright protection for 60 years from the beginning of the calendar year fo...

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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!