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Netflix to be home for World Baseball Classic 2026 in Japan

Taking another step towards live sports, Netflix said yesterday it will become the new home of the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan, as part of an exclusive media rights partnership with World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI), an organization that is owned by Major League Baseball and jointly operates the World Base...

Netflix rolls out strict rules for generative AI in shows

Netflix has confirmed that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is now part of its creative process, but only under well-defined guardrails. Just weeks after disclosing that it had used generative AI in one of its shows for the first time, the streaming g...

‘Tehran’ sets record on ZEE5 with 100mn minutes in 72 hours

ZEE5’s latest exclusive release, ‘Tehran’, has stormed into the platform’s record books, becoming the fastest Hindi film of 2025 to cross 100 million streaming minutes within just 72 hours of its premiere. Released on August 14, the geo-political thriller has gone on to amass over 200 million minutes in its launch week, making it one of Z...

‘Inspector Zende’ to release on Netflix Sept 5

Netflix has announced that its upcoming thriller ‘Inspector Zende’, starring Manoj Bajpayee and Jim Sarbh, will premiere on the platform on September 5. The streamer unveiled the trailer on Monday, giving audiences a first glimpse into the high-stakes drama...

Amazon MX Player’s ‘Rise & Fall’ to premiere on Sept 6

Streaming platform Amazon MX Player is set to launch its new reality series ‘Rise & Fall’ on September 6. The platform on Monday unveiled the first promo of the show, offering a sneak peek into the high-stakes competition. According to a press release,...

Kajol returns with ‘The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha’ S2

JioHotstar and Banijay Asia have dropped the trailer of ‘The Trial: Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha’S2, headlined by Kajol, which will premiere on September 19, 2025. Adapted from CBS Studios’ acclaimed series ‘The Good Wife’, the Indian courtroom drama continues to strengthen the platform’s premium content play, blending legal intrigue with personal ...

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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!