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Netflix to acquire WBD for total enterprise value of $82.7bn

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) have announced a definitive agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., along with its film and television studios, HBO and HBO Max, following the planned separation of WBD’s Global Networks division, Discovery Global.

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Vikas Sharma unveils Five Ocean Global Ventures, bags RailTel biz

Industry veteran Vikas Sharma has announced the launch of his new company, Five Ocean Global Ventures Pvt. Ltd., marking a significant development in India’s media, telecom and digital connectivity space. Sharma, who takes charge as Managing Director, begins this new chapter after an accomplished 32-year career across broadcasting, digital commu...

ShemarooMe rolls out 10-day ‘Gujju Film Fest’

ShemarooMe has added a festive twist to December by announcing a special year-end celebration for Gujarati cinema lovers. The platform has launched a 10-day ‘Gujju Film Fest’, running from December 6 to 15, offering viewers one acclaimed Gujarati film for free each day. The initiative brings a vibrant mix of genres and storytelling styles,...

Gracenote unveils new CTV ad platform to enable precise program-level targeting

Nielsen’s data and content arm, Gracenote, has introduced a new connected TV advertising platform designed to give brands greater control, accuracy and transparency in how they target viewers. The launch of Gracenote Content Connect is aimed at strengthening CTV ad planning, buying and reporting by offering standardized, program-level metadat...

Govt proposes spectrum-sharing rule for telco monetisation

The Department of Telecommunications has proposed one-way spectrum sharing among telecom operators that will enable service providers to monetise and optimally deploy unused radio waves, according to a draft notification. According to the PTI report, operators were allowed to use spectrum in the same frequency band on a shared basis after app...

Indonesia top horror IP house co-produces ‘A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts’

‘A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts’, the animated feature horror anthology jointly developed by studios across Singapore, Taiwan and Ireland, has expanded its co-production slate to Indonesia with the entry of Kucing Hitam, the country’s biggest independent creative producing and IP management company. The announcement was made at this year’s Asia TV ...

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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!