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Paramount new owners unpack growth plans; to up films’ productions

Paramount Global unveiled plans on Wednesday to retain and develop its stalwart entertainment brands Nickelodeon, MTV, and BET, while sharply increasing feature film production following its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media.

"We're thinking about ... the cable networks, not as...

Ormax Media unveils India’s first OTT sports audience tracker

Insights consulting firm Ormax Media has launched Ormax Sports Track, touted as India’s first syndicated audience research tool dedicated to OTT sports.

According to the Economic Times, the tracker ...

Eurosport India to air WWE LFG championship

Eurosport and Eurosport HD India, the sports channels under Warner Bros. Discovery, have secured exclusive telecast rights for the inaugural season of WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats) in India. The high-stakes professional wrestling reality competition will premiere on August 15, marking its first-ever broadcast...

After cameo in S3, Cate Blanchett ‘open’ to ‘Squid Game’ US version

Cate Blanchett says her surprise cameo in the final moments of ‘Squid Game 3’ “came out of the blue" and she had little context other than quickly learning to play the game of ‘ddakji’.

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Vivek Agnihotri to unveil ‘The Bengal Files’ trailer in Kolkata

In a move that’s expected to spark both curiosity and debate, acclaimed yet often controversial filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is set to unveil the trailer of his upcoming Hindi film ‘The Bengal Files’ in Kolkata on August 16. Known for films that dig deep into...

‘Dear Country’ brings rustic beats and desi spirit

Amazon MGM Studios India and Zee Music have released ‘Dear Country’, the first song from the upcoming theatrical release ‘Nishaanchi’. The track, composed by Dhruv Ghanekar, is sung by Vijay Lal Yadav and penned by Pyarelal Devanath Yadav. Blending North 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!