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YouTube to stop sharing music data with Billboard after chart methodology dispute

YouTube has decided to pull its music streaming data from Billboard, a move that will see activity from the platform excluded from Billboard’s charts starting January 16, 2026. The decision follows years of discussions between the two organisations over how different types of music streams are valued and reflected in chart rankings. According...

Instagram makes its TV debut with launch on Amazon Fire TV devices

Instagram is officially moving to the living room as Amazon Fire TV and Meta introduce Instagram for TV, bringing the popular social media platform’s short-form video experience to the big screen. Starting on Tuesday (Dec 16), Fire TV users can watch Instagram Reels directly on their televisions, transforming how families and friends discover...

Feisty ladies of ‘Four More Shots…’ not ready to bid goodbye

‘Four More Shots Please!’ will come to an end with the release of the fourth season but its actors Sayani Gupta and Maanvi Gagroo are not ready to say goodbye just yet. The two actors hope that the Prime Video show returns in some form in the next few years.

The series follo...

WBD board spurns Paramount Skydance bid saying its illusory

Warner Bros Discovery's board spurned Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid yesterday, calling the offer "illusory" as it accused the studio giant of misleading shareholders about its financing.

In a letter to shareholders yesterday, the Warner Bros board wrote tha...

Longines ropes in Sara Ali Khan as new friend of the brand

The Swiss watchmaker Longines yesterday said it was delighted to welcome acclaimed Indian actress Sara Ali Khan as its new Friend of the Brand. With her radiant personality, effortless charm and sense of style, Sara perfectly reflects the spirit of timeless elegance that the company stands for.

SPNI extends Australian Open b’cast rights for 3 more seasons

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has strengthened its long-standing association with Tennis Australia by extending its exclusive broadcast partnership for the Australian Open, ensuring continued coverage of the Grand Slam tournament for audiences across India and the Indian subcontinent.

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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!