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Akshay Kumar says he has never read a book on ‘Wheel of Fortune’

The upcoming episode of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ promises not just exciting gameplay but also candid and heartfelt moments, as Akshay Kumar made a surprising confession about his reading habits during an engaging interaction with a contestant. The actor revealed that despite being married to a writer, he has never read a book in his life, leaving t...

McKenna Grace to play Daphne Blake in ‘Scooby-Doo’ series

Actor McKenna Grace has joined Netflix’s upcoming live-action ‘Scooby-Doo’ series, taking on the role of a young Daphne Blake in what is expected to be a fresh take on the popular mystery franchise. The eight-episode show marks a major revival of the iconic ...

Abundantia, InVideo launch AI-driven film studio in India

Abundantia Entertainment and InVideo have announced a strategic partnership to launch an AI-driven film production studio, backed by an investment of Rs.100 crore ($11 million), in what the companies describe as India’s largest structured commitment to AI-led...

VETO T20 WC strategy marries CTV with creator-led content

VETO has announced a creator-led cricket content strategy around the T20 World Cup, bringing together some of the country’s prominent cricket voices as it seeks to strengthen its position as India’s family-first Connected TV (CTV) platform. The initiative aims to deliver expert-driven, multi-format programming designed for large-screen viewin...

Ofcom, football, police orgs unite in fight against online abuse

A new partnership between English Football, the UK Football Police Unit and British communications regulator Ofcom will streamline collaboration in their collective fight against online abuse in football

WBD rejects Paramount latest bid; says open to other offers

Warner Bros Discovery yesterday rejected Paramount Skydance's latest $30-a-share hostile bid, but gave the Hollywood studio seven days to come up with a "best and final" offer for the owner of HBO Max and the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise. Paramount informally broached an even higher per-share price of $31, Warne...

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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!