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Child rights body wades into OTT content regulation; seeks action on Netflix show

India’s child rights body, NCPCR, has asked Netflix to stop streaming web series 'Bombay Begums'citing inappropriate portrayal of children.

In a notice to Netflix on Thursday, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (

VOOT Select completes a year; will showcase Paramount+ shows

Launched with the brand promise of ‘made for stories’ that are differentiated and compelling, Viacom18’s premium SVoD offering VOOT Select has emerged as the fastest growing Indian OTT platform to hit the mark of one million active direct...

Disney+ hits 100 mn subs, ahead of schedule

Disney+, the streaming service, has surpassed 100 million global paid subscribers in just 16 months since its launch, according to Bob Chapek, CEO, The Walt Disney Company.

Making the announcement to the shareholders on Tuesday via a virtual AGM, Chapek said, “The enormous success of...

डिज्नी प्लस के पेड सब्सक्राइबर्स की संख्या हुई 10 करोड़ से अधिक

द वॉल्ट डिज्नी कंपनी के वीडियो स्ट्रीमिंग प्लेटफॉर्म डिज्नी प्लस के पेड सब्सक्राइबर्स की संख्या 10 करोड़ के आंकड़े को पार कर चुकी है। इस जानकारी को खुद द वॉल्ट डिज्नी कंपनी के सीईओ बॉब चपेक ने एक कार्यक्रम के दौरान साझा किया है। इसको लेकर के डिज्नी प्लस की तरफ से एक प्...

Netflix’s “biggest year yet” in India in terms of shows

This will be Netflix's biggest year yet in the country with its slate of 40 plus titles a testament to how "bullish" the network is about telling great stories and entertaining India,

Netflix says analyzing new Indian digital norms

Netflix India has said it was studying and analyzing the digital guidelines announced by the Indian government early February even as it unveiled a slate of 40+ new shows that would be streaming on the platform in 2021.

“We are still analysing and going through those (digital) guidel...

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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!