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Trump levies 100% tax on non-US made films; India may be impacted

President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100 percent tariff on all films produced overseas that are then sent into the US, repeating a threat made in May that would upend Hollywood's global business model.

The step signals Trump's willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries, raising...

ET NOW expands line-up with ‘South Central’, ‘The Interview with Ayesha Faridi’

English business news channel ET NOW has announced the launch of two flagship shows — ‘South Central’ and ‘The Interview with Ayesha Faridi’ — further strengthening its programming slate with a mix of regional insight and in-depth conversations. In a press release, Times Network said South Central will debut on Monday, September 29, airing we...

Balaji Telefilms bags 13 Filmfare nominations

Riding high on its recent success at the National Awards, Balaji Telefilms has stormed into the 70th Filmfare Awards with an impressive 13 nominations across 29 categories, further cementing its place as one of India’s most dynamic storytellers. Leading ...

Tata Play introduces Coco, India’s first AI-augmented mascot

Tata Play, India’s leading content distribution platform, has unveiled ‘Coco’, a charming AI-assisted puppy mascot that will now represent the brand across consumer touchpoints. With this launch, Tata Play has taken a pioneering step in the Indian entertainment industry, combining the creativity of handcrafted animation with the scalability of g...

Varun Kohli returns to Bharat Express as Group CEO

Bharat Express has announced the return of Varun Kohli as its Director and Group CEO, marking a significant development for the channel as it looks to strengthen its presence in India’s competitive news broadcasting space. As per a press release issued by Bha...

PM Modi to launch BSNL’s indigenous 4G stack today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil two major initiatives on September 27 — BSNL’s homegrown 4G stack and the government’s ambitious 100 per cent 4G saturation project under the Digital Bharat Nidhi scheme. Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia announced the launch on Friday, calling it a...

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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!