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Bhopal gas tragedy-inspired ‘The Railway Men’ trailer out

Netflix in association with YRF Entertainment yesterday said the trailer for their upcoming series, ‘The Railway Men’, has been released.

India OTT base pegged at 481mn; growth slows down to 13.5%

A new study released yesterday by Ormax Media said that India’s present OTT subscriber base stood at 481.1 million with the growth from 2022 to 2023 in double digits at 13.5 percent, but much lower than the growth from 2021 to 2022, which stood at a healthy 20.0 percent.

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Marvel superhero ‘Echo’ arrives on Hotstar Jan. 10

Marvel Studios' new superhero series ‘Echo’ will premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on January 10, 2024, the streamer has announced.

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Disney to buy 33% of Hulu from Comcast for $8.6bn

Walt Disney said it will acquire a 33 percent stake in Hulu from Comcast for approximately $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney undisputed control of the streaming service.

Disney has run Hulu since 2019 when Comcast ceded its authority to Disney and effectiv...

Hulu reviving ‘Prison Break’

American streamer Hulu has started developing a new version of the popular series 'Prison Break'. According to PTI, the new show is currently in the early stages of development and hails from 'Mayans MC' showrunner Elgin James. If given a go-ahead, the latest ...

‘House of the Dragon’ S2 to premiere on HBO next year

The second season of 'Game of Thrones' spin-off 'House of the Dragon' will premiere on HBO in ''early summer'' of 2024. HBO chief Casey Bloys shared the news during a New York press event where the sophomore chapter's first trailer was also showcased, entertainment news outlet Variety said, ac...

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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!