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Disney Star: 430mn TV viewers for cricket WC first 29 days

Broadcasting major Disney Star said approximately 430 million viewers (till the 34th match) tuning into television to watch the ICC Men's ODI World Cup, the company said on Thursday. Citing data from BARC, the official broadcaster of the marquee tournament also registered a 10 per cent increase from t...

Zoya Akhtar unveils ‘The Archies’ trailer

Netflix India has unveiled the much-awaited trailer of ‘The Archies’ a live-action musical directed by Zoya Akhtar and based on the beloved American comics of the same name. The 2-minute 49-second trailer takes the audience on a nostalgic journey to the whimsical world of the 1960s in the ficti...

Prime Video announces new Tamil horror series ‘The Village’

Streaming service Prime Video yesterday announced its new horror series ‘The Village’, which is headlined by ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ star Arya.

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‘Kadak Singh’ to release on ZEE5

‘Kadak Singh’ is set for a direct-to-digital release on ZEE5, the streamer announced on Thursday. Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury of ‘Pink’ and ‘Lost’ fame, the upcoming movie is billed as an engaging thriller filled with mystery and suspense. ‘Kadak Singh’ follows the perplexing journey of AK Shriva...

Disney+ Hotstar together boast 150 mn subs; ‘building’ phase on

Walt Disney exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations on Wednesday as higher attendance at its Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks offset a decline in advertising revenue at television network ABC. Shares of the entertainment company rose 3 percent in after-hours trading to $87.14, signaling i...

WBD Q3 streaming subs down; ‘Barbie’ helps top profit estimates

Box office smash ‘Barbie’ helped Warner Bros Discovery top core quarterly profit estimates but the effects of two Hollywood strikes and a weak advertising market could hamper earnings into next year, company executives said yesterday.

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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!