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Star claims cricket rights damages; Zee denies charges

Walt Disney-owned Star India has sought damages of USD 940 million from Zee Entertainment Enterprises for its failure to honour the USD 1.5 billion International Cricket Council (ICC) TV rights deal, as per a regulatory filing by Zee. In a regulatory filing...

National Cinema Day set for Sept. 20 with tickets at Rs 99 across India

The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) has announced that National Cinema Day will be celebrated on September 20, 2024, offering cinephiles across the country the opportunity to watch films for just Rs 99 per admission. Over 4,000 screens, including major chains like

Skyscanner partners JioCinema’s ‘Jeeto Dhan Dhana Dhan’ for India, B’desh series

JioCinema has announced a new partnership with global travel app Skyscanner for its popular free-to-play contest, ‘Jeeto Dhan Dhana Dhan’, coinciding with Bangladesh’s tour of India. This marks one of Skyscanner’s first significant ventures in the Indian market. The collaboration will enhance the interactive fan experience during the tour, wh...

Avtr Meta Labs, MIB launch India’s first AI avatar creator contest

Avtr Meta Labs, a leading innovator in AI-driven virtual influencer technology, has partnered with the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) to unveil India’s First AI Avatar Creator Contest. This pioneering contest will be a major highlight at the Wo...

Insta to roll out enhanced control of teen accounts by year-end

Meta Platforms is rolling out enhanced privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18 in a significant overhaul aimed at addressing growing concerns around the negative effects of social media.

Meta will port all designated Instagram accounts automatically to ...

‘Shogun’ hands Disney top Emmy for first time in 19 years

Walt Disney Co. claimed the top prize at the 2024 Emmy Awards, winning best drama for ‘Shogun’, an adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 novel and the first series in a language other than English to claim that prize.

Filmed primarily in Japanese, ‘Shogun set a record ...

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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!