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PM Modi’s YouTube channel crosses 30 mn-subcriber milestone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s YouTube channel has crossed the milestone of 30 million subscribers, further cementing his position as the most-followed world leader on the platform. According to a PTI report today from New Delhi, the prime minister’s digital presence continues to outpace that of other global leaders by a significant margin. T...

Paramount-WBD merged entity net debt would be approx. $79bn

The Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger will create a combined entity that would have a net debt of about $79 billion, Paramount said yesterday, ruling out any plan to divest or spinoff the cable assets. The companies will fold their streaming services, including Paramount+ and HBO Max, into a single plat...

India’s football body invites commercial rights bids for 15 years

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) yesterday invited bids for the commercial rights of both men's and women's club competitions for a period of 15 years minimum starting with the 2026-2027 season, offering two packages for bidding pertaining to men's and women's club competitions.

‘Jab Khuli Kitaab’ to stream on ZEE5 on March 6

Filmmaker Saurabh Shukla’s directorial venture ‘Jab Khuli Kitaab’, starring Dimple Kapadia and Pankaj Kapur, is set to premiere on ZEE5 on March 6. The film explores late-life relationships, blending humour and emotional depth to present a sensitiv...

ChanaJor OTT explores English content expansion

As audience behaviour in India’s OTT market continues to evolve, Pratap Jain, Founder and CEO of ChanaJor OTT, has said the platform is actively evaluating an expansion into English-language content as part of its long-term growth and content s...

‘Hamnet’ to stream on Peacock on March 6 ahead of Oscars

As the awards season reaches its peak, ‘Hamnet’ is set to make its streaming debut on Peacock on March 6, strategically arriving just days before the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony. The film, directed by Chloe Zhao, has generated significant buzz for i...

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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!