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Vishal Bhardwaj makes light of Nana’s walkout from film promotion

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj on Wednesday offered a candid and characteristically wry explanation for Nana Patekar’s absence from the trailer launch of ‘O Romeo’, after the veteran actor chose to leave the venue due to a prolonged delay. Bhardwaj likened Patekar to “that kid in the class who bullies everyone but also entertains,” underlini...

SPNI picks up media rights of DP World Tour Golf tourney

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has entered into an exclusive multi-year partnership with the DP World Tour, acquiring television and digital media rights for three seasons from 2026 to 2028. The agreement strengthens SPNI’s sports portfolio and reinforces its focus on bringing premium international sporting events to audiences across the In...

Madelyn Cline in talks to star opposite Glen Powell in Judd Apatow comedy

Madelyn Cline is set for a potential new big-screen collaboration as she enters advanced talks to headline a major studio comedy opposite Glen Powell. The untitled feature, being developed at Universal, will be directed by Judd Apatow and marks an original project co-written by Apatow and Powell. According to a UNI report, the film is positio...

Spotify hikes US premium subscription price to $12.99

Spotify has announced that it will raise the price of its monthly Premium subscription plan by $1, taking the cost to $12.99 in the United States, as well as in Estonia and Latvia. The Swedish music streaming platform said the revised pricing will come into effect on subscribers’ respective billing dates starting February, with users being infor...

First-look motion poster of ‘Pallichattambi’ unveils Tovino Thomas’ new avatar

Malayalam star Tovino Thomas is set to return to the big screen in a striking new role with his upcoming period drama ‘Pallichattambi’, scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on April 9, 2026. The makers unveiled the film’s first-look motion poster on Tuesday, offering audiences a glimpse into Thomas’ transformed on-screen persona and offi...

Netflix to boost 2026 spending on programming; confident of WBD deal

Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros.’ movie studio and slot HBO Max into its video streaming line-up. The fourth-quarter results announced on January 20 eclipsed the projections of stock mar...

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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!