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Netflix announces political drama series ‘The Diplomat’

Streaming giant Netflix has announced a new political drama series, titled ‘The Diplomat’.

The streamer has placed an eight-episode order for th...

France’s new content window rules agreed; applies to OTT services too

France’s new content rights window timescales, which now include SVoD platforms, will come into operation from February 10, following agreement between broadcasters and the movie industry...

Voot Select announces international content for Feb. 22

India’s fastest growing premium video-on-demand service, Voot Select is all set to get its viewers hooked to their seats with a slew of title lineups for February. The lineup includes ‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’, ‘Temptation Island USA Season 2’, and <...

Cord-cutting low; OTT reaches scaling stage in India: BCG-CII report

Despite the noises being made that streaming is displacing linear TV in India, cord-cutting is in nascent stages, but, admittedly, digital consumption of video has shown growth to reach a stage where scaling up is possible --- and is also visible --- according to a BCG-CII report on the country’s media and entertainm...

Netflix predicts modest growth for Q1 2022

Even as Netflix Inc. executives sought to reassure investors in a Thursday video interview that its long-term prospects for streaming media remain bright, with its popular series ‘Bridgerton’ returning for a second season and a science-fiction film starring Ryan Reynolds coming soon, shares slipped.

Amazon reveals title of ‘Lord of the Rings’ series

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is the official title of the much-anticipated ‘The Lord of the Rings’ (LOTR) series, streaming platform Amazon Prime Video has announced.

Based on JRR Tolkien's fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history when the rings we...

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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!