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Ads on Prime Video are here! It starts in India from June 17

Experts have been saying for some time now that OTT platforms are looking more and more like linear TV or what they describe as the ‘linearisation of streaming’ --- including dropping weekly episodes as on cable TV of yore to carrying ads in between shows.

So, it wasn’t much of a sur...

Goafest 2025 adds ‘Advertising Plays’ to bring industry together through sports & wellness

Ahead of its highly anticipated 18th edition, Goafest 2025 has announced the launch of ‘Advertising Plays’, a fresh new sports and wellness property that promises to add an exciting twist to the festival this year. With the event ...

Prime Video showcases exciting titles at annual upfront

Prime Video today gave audiences and advertisers a glimpse into the future of entertainment at Amazon’s annual Upfront Presentation. With an exciting mix of new series announcements, highly anticipated renewals, and A-list celebrity appearances, the showcase highlighted Amazon’s growing clout in entertainment, liv...

FOX unveils in US new streaming service FOX One

Fox Corporation yesterday introduced FOX One, its wholly-owned direct to consumer streaming service, in the US. FOX One will bring all of FOX’s leading news, sports and entertainment branded content together in one dynamic streaming platform.

For the first time, cord-cutters and cord...

Multiplex chain PVR Inox quarterly loss widens

PVR Inox, India's largest multiplex chain, reported a wider quarterly loss yesterday, as a lacklustre line-up of new film releases and muted urban spending dampened audience turnout.

The company, formed by the merger of

Three Indian films in official selection as Cannes Festival

A restored gem from Satyajit Ray’s filmography will lead India’s presence at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, which begins Tuesday at the iconic French Riviera. Ray’s 1970 classic ‘Aranyer Din Ratri’ (Days and Nights in the Forest) has been selected for the Can...

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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!