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Saregama acquires 51.8% of digital content firm Pocket Aces

Saregama, the country's oldest music label company owned by the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, yesterday announced the acquisition of a majority 51.8 per cent stake in Pocket Aces Pictures, the youth-focussed digital content creator and publisher, for Rs 174 crore in an all-cash deal....

Streamers form new trade group Streaming Innovation Alliance

A new trade organisation was born earlier this week and it brings together the likes of Netflix, Disney, Warer Bros. Discovery, Motion Pictures Association and Paramount to lobby with policy-makers and government entities, including ...

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ film to release globally

Taylor Swift, a pop star known for shattering records, announced on Tuesday her documentary film from her billion-dollar Eras concert tour will be screening worldwide.

"The tour isn’t the only thing we’re taking worldwide ... ” the ‘Anti-Her...

Dream11 contests in Mumbai HC tax claims of $150 mn.

Even as the country’s tax authorities slapped a $150 million from Dream11 for underpaying goods and services tax during 2017-2019, the gaming company moved the Mumbai High Court challenging the tax claims.

A Reuters report from New Delhi yesterday stated India's tax department has de...

Federal Bank Hormis Memorial Foundation, News18 Network, and Tata Trusts unite against Cancer in ‘Sanjeevani’ Initiative

Federal Bank Hormis Memorial Foundation, News18 Network, and Tata Trusts, renowned for their commitment to meaningful and impactful initiatives, are joining forces to...

Star Sports’ Asia Cup viewership sets new records

Star Sports, the official broadcaster of Asia Cup 2023, has achieved a record milestone for sports viewing in India ahead of the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023.

With 266 million viewers tuning in to the Star Sports’ live broadcast for the ...

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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!