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Saudis show interest in WAVES ’25 & broader media collabs

India and Saudi Arabia have laid the groundwork for a long-term collaboration in digital media, broadcasting and entertainment with promises of leveraging respective strengths in the rapidly evolving global media landscape, Doordarshan News has reported from Dubai.

An Indian governme...

LG brings gaming portal to its devices

LG Electronics (LG) will introduce its Gaming Portal to a wide range of screens and platforms this year. Currently available on LG Smart TVs running webOS23 and above in 19 markets, the gaming service will be extended to additional mark...

Kiran Rao dives deep into ‘Duologue with Barun Das’ S3 premiere

The much-anticipated third season of ‘Duologue with Barun Das’ kicked off on a compelling note with celebrated filmmaker Kiran Rao leading the first conversation. The episode, set to air on News9 on February 22 and 23, 2025, at 10 pm, offers a deep dive into the evolving landscape of storytelling, cinema’s post-pandemic challenges, and the co...

Dice Media’s ‘Oops! Ab Kya?’ hits JioHotstar

Dice Media, the long-form content arm of Pocket Aces, is back with another binge-worthy creation ‘Oops! Ab Kya?’, now streaming on JioHotstar. This fresh, laugh-out-loud comedy-drama takes viewers on a rollercoaster ride of chaos, love, and societal pressures, ...

Spotify expands AI-Generated audiobook library with ElevenLabs

Spotify has announced a partnership with AI voice technology company ElevenLabs to produce more AI-narrated audiobooks. The Sweden-based streaming platform, which initially ventured into digitally narrated books in late 2023 through a collaboration with Google Play Books, now aims to provide authors with a more cost-effective and versatile so...

ITV Network appoints Akshansh Yadav digital biz CPO & CTO

ITV Network has named Akshansh Yadav as its new Chief Product & Technology Officer for its digital business, signaling a strategic push towards enhanced user engagement and AI-driven content personalization. A media veteran with over a decade of experience, Yadav brings a robust mix of expertise across media, fintech, and D2C domains. His...

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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!