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Disney CEO says households without kids boosted Disney+ success

Surprisingly strong interest from adults who do not have kids at home has helped increase subscriptions to Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ streaming service beyond initial projections, Chief Executive Bob Chapek said on Monday.

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BARC India ex-CEO Dasgupta gets bail

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India former CEO Partho Dasgupta who was in Taloja Central Prison for his alleged involvement in the TRP scam.

Day time emerged lockdown prime time; total TV viewership grew 9%; advertising see-sawed in 2020: BARC

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Charles Dickens wrote these lines in the 19th century, but they are very true in the 21st century too --- especially when one is referring to 2020. And, Broadcast India Research Council India (BARC India), despite some internal challenges and controversies swirling around it, didn’t shy away...

साल 2020 में टीवी व्यूवरशिप में 9 प्रतिशत का इजाफा – बार्क

ब्रॉडकास्ट ऑडियंस रिसर्च कॉउंसिल (बार्क) इंडिया ने 'द ईयर आफ्टर टू थाउजंड एंड नाइनटीन' के लिए ईयरबुक को पेश किया है, जिसके अनुसार साल 2020 में टीवी व्यूवरशिप में साल 2019 के मुकाबले 9 फीसदी का इजाफा हुआ। इसके अलावा साल 2020 में दर्शकों का टीवी के साथ वक़्त बिताने का भी समय बढ़ा। साल 2020 में दर्शकों ने टीवी के साथ औसतन रोजाना 4 घंटे 2 मिनट बिताएं ...

9 एक्स मीडिया में ‘अलोक नायर’ संभालेंगे यह जिम्मेदारी

म्यूजिक टेलीविज़न नेटवर्क 9 एक्स मीडिया ने अलोक नायर को चीफ रेवेन्यू ऑफिसर के तौर पर नियुक्त किया है। इस जिम्मेदारी के साथ अलोक 9 एक्स मीडिया की एग्जीक्यूटिव टीम के साथ और बोर्ड ऑफ मेंबर्स के साथ काम करेंगे और 9 एक्स मीडिया के मैनेजिंग डायरेक्टर प्रदीप गुप्ता को रिपोर्ट करेंगे। आपको बता दें कि 9 एक्स मीडिया में अलोक नायर पवन जयलखानी की जगह लेंगे...

सरकार का ऐलान, भारत में बनाए जाएंगे पबजी जैसे गेम

केंद्रीय सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने अपने एक बयान में कई लोकप्रिय मोबाइल गेम को हिंसक और ख़राब लत वाला बताया और साथ ही मेड इन इंडिया गेम्स को लाने की भी बात कहीं। केंद्रीय मंत्री प्रकाश जावड़ेकर ने ऐलान किया के केंद्र सरकार आईआईटी बॉम्बे की मदद से गेमिंग के लिए सेंटर बनाएगी, जहां पर गेमिंग और एनीमेशन जैसे कोर्स को शुरू किया जाएगा। ...

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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!