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‘LOTR’ prequel ‘Rings of Power’ sets Prime Video viewership record

Amazon.com Inc. said on Saturday that its pricey ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel series was watched by more than 25 million viewers around the world on its first day, a record debut for a Prime Video series. The company released the first two episodes of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ on...

NXTDigital shareholders approve merger with Hinduja Global

NXTDIGITAL Limited, a leading digital platforms services provider in the country and part of the global Hinduja Group, announced that at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EoGM) of the shareholders has approved the scheme of arrangement between itself and Hinduja Global Solutions Limited, the company said on Friday. ''99.99 percent non-promo...

Satcos exhort govt. to adopt global best practises on spectrum

Satellite industry body SIA-India on Friday said that it has suggested the Department of Telecom (Dot) adopt international best practices for spectrum allocation. SatCom Industry Association of India has submitted in response to the DoT's decision to bring out a new legal framework for the telecom sector. "The DoT has done a great job of tryi...

Disney exploring membership programme like Amazon

Walt Disney Co. is exploring a membership programme that could offer discounts or special perks to encourage customers to spend more on its streaming services, theme parks, resorts and merchandise, according to people familiar with the discussions, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

MX Player rolls out content line-up for the festive season

Streaming platform MX Player has announced its content slate for the festive season with a slew of new original and international content. The platform claims to have innovated and curated content, with a social thriller ‘Shiksha Mandal’ on September 15.

Prime Video tops YouGov’s recommended rankings 2022 in India

YouGov analysis reveals Amazon Prime Video tops the list of India’s most recommended brands with a recommend score of 84.1 percent. The rankings are based on YouGov BrandIndex’s positive recommend score, which measures the percentage of a brand’s customers who would recommend it to a friend or colleague. Every brand in our Rankings has a m...

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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!