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Netflix-WBD deal faces anti-trust, political pushback

Some members of Congress on Friday deemed Netflix's $72 billion proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming unit an antitrust "nightmare" for consumers and creatives, while the company touted the deal as driving value for viewers, workers and shareholders. Netflix

Studio9 earns India’s first-ever OTT documentary win at Asian Television Awards 2025

Studio9, the in-house production arm of TV9 Network, has created history by bringing home India’s first-ever win in the OTT documentary programme category at the 30th Asian Television Awards 2025 held in Singapore. The landmark achievement comes through its documentary Fanatics, commissioned by

Madras HC halts release of ‘Akhanda 2’ in major relief for Eros International

The Madras High Court has granted an injunction restraining the release of the upcoming film ‘Akhanda – II’, delivering a significant legal win for Eros International Media Limited.

The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising Justice S.M. Subramaniam and Justice C. K...

Navneet Sehgal steps down as Prasar Bharati Chairman

Navneet Kumar Sehgal has resigned as Chairman of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting accepting his resignation and relieving him from service with immediate effect. According to an official ministry communication, Sehgal had submitted his resignation on Tuesday. The notice, addressed to him at ...

Ministry of Tourism signs MoU with Netflix to showcase India’s destinations globally

The Ministry of Tourism has entered into a "non-commercial" MoU with Netflix Entertainment Services India to promote the country's tourism destinations globally through cinematic storytelling, the government informed Parliament on Monday.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with th...

Reliance completes merger of Star Television Productions with JioStar

Reliance Industries finally consolidated one of Indian television’s most recognisable brands, completing the merger of Star Television Productions Ltd (STPL) with Jiostar India, its media joint venture with Walt Disney’s India business.

STPL, a Reliance subsidiary that owns the STAR ...

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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!