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Prime Video has profitability potential; ad biz off to strong start: Amazon chief

Online retailer and tech company Amazon.com Inc CEO Andy Jassy yesterday said that the streaming TV advertising initiative has got off to a ‘strong start’ and added that OTT platform Prime Video has the potential to be a profitable business on its own.

Pointing out that the recently ...

Vietnam b’cast authority tells Netflix to stop marketing games

Vietnam has ordered Netflix Inc. to stop advertising and distributing its games in the country before April 25 as the US streaming platform has not yet been granted a license for games services, its broadcasting authority has said....

Zee5 Global adds Cpics to South Asian Content in USA

Zee5 Global, the streaming platform for South Asian content, has announced the addition of Cpics, a U.S. based streaming platform specialising in South Asian film and television to its aggregator platform Zee5 Add-on...

Toonz Media Group, Be That Spark Corp partner to create ‘Little Sparks’ Animated Series

Toonz Media Group, a leading name in kids and family entertainment headquartered in Galway, Ireland, and Be That Spark Corp, a joint venture between BLKBX Originals and Zuroam Media based in California, have united forces to co-produce and co-distribute the up...

Prime Video to premiere ‘Om Bheem Bush’ on April 12

Telugu comedy film ‘Om Bheem Bush’ is all set to make its debut on Prime Video on April 12, the streaming platform announced yesterday.

Directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti, the movie features Sr...

Ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra features in Eveready TVC

Battery and flashlight maker Eveready Industries has roped in India’s first athletics Olympic gold medallist, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, for a new TVC on alkaline battery.

According to a press rel...

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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!