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Netflix grows 30% engagement in India

A significant price reduction in subscription tiers in India has helped Netflix grow engagement in the country by nearly 30 percent (year on year) in the first quarter of 2023, the streaming giant has announced.

US, Canadian b’casters stop Twitter usage after labelling issue

Public broadcasters ranging from US-based National Public Radio to Canadian Broadcasting Corp have stopped posting on Twitter in recent days after the Elon Musk-owned social media platform labelled their accounts as "government-funded".

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Ofcom’s new directives to BBC on proposed changes in pubcasting

Ofcom yesterday introduced a new requirement and supplementary guidance...

Jio Studios partners with SVF Entertainment

Jio Studios, Reliance Industries Ltd's media and content arm, and SVF Entertainment, Eastern India's largest entertainment conglomerate - the two powerhouses in the Indian

Goafest unveils governing council and theme for 2023

Goafest will return for its 16th edition with lectures and workshops hosted by internationally famous speakers and industry veterans.

The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club yesterday announced the Governing

Content remains King in Future of Video in India

The Asia Video Industry Association's (AVIA) Future of Video India conference began with a keynote discussion with Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary, of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). According to Secretary Chandra, OTT has made Indian

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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!