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Cricket drives Disney+Hotstar mobile app download surge: S&P Global report

It’s a no brainer, but it’s still a fact: cricket drives Indian viewership, in general, and a surge in Disney+Hotstar app download in particular.

Hotstar monthly active users or MAUs saw 96 percent growth in October 2020 after the start of the previous IPL competition and were more t...

Pakistan security agencies oppose Indian films’ imports

Pakistan’s federal cabinet has directed the country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to make a list of all foreign films exported to Pakistan for viewing, adding that Indian movies should be excluded.

The reason fo...

Disney puts faith in theatres for future films’ release like Eternals

Walt Disney Co. has said it will release Eternals, West Side Story and the rest of its 2021 films exclusively in theaters before sending them to streaming, a show of confidence that movie-going will r...

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings mops up $132.3 mn. globally

Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chiand The Legend of The Ten Ringsopened as the No. 1 movie globally and occupied the top in all key international markets, delivering an estimated $132.3 million in box office receipts.

Bombay HC dismisses Kangana’s plea against Javed Akhtar defamation case

The Bombay High Court today dismissed the plea filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking quashing of the criminal defamation proceedings initiated against her by a court in Mumbai based on lyricist Javed Akhtar’s complaint. The High court judge, Justice Revati Mohite Dere, who had on September...

Marvel’s Eternals to release on Nov. 5

Marvel Studios' much-awaited epic action-adventure film Eternals is set to release in India on November 5, the makers announced on Monday.

Directed by Academy Award winner Chloe Zhao, the super...

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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!