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Twitch CEO Emmett Shear to quit; prez Clancy to step up

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear has announced his intention to step down as CEO of the popular video streaming platform he co-founded over 16 years ago.

Shear announced the news in a blog post on Thursday, saying he will join the

ZEE5 announces direct-to-digital release of ‘Am I Next’

The makers have announced that Rahat Kazmi's film ’Am I Next’, starring Anushka Sen, will begin streaming on ZEE5 on March 17. ‘Am I Next’, billed as a "free-to-air film", follows Honey, a 14-year-old rape survivor who fights a lengthy legal battle for the right to terminate her <...

Planetcast adds Desynova to extend cloud media services

Planetcast Media Services, a leading provider of media services to over a billion people in India and Southeast Asia, has announced its strategic decision to add Desynova, a cloud-native content life cycle platform, to its suite...

Philippines ISP shows best upgrade in Netflix Feb speed index

An ISP in the Philippines improved its speed more than any other ISP for the month of February on the Netfl...

Disney+ Hotstar announces its first Malayalam series

Disney+ Hotstar has announced the release of ‘Kerala Crime Files’, its first Malayalam web series, as part of its Hotstar Specials offering. This crime series aims to enthrall viewers with gripping stories set against the backdrop of Kerala. Each se...

Netflix to stream bare-it-all docu on rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh

A documentary film on the life of hip hop artist and rapper YoY o Honey Singh is set to arrive on Netflix, the streaming platform announced yesterday.

Billed as a “bare-it-all docu-film”, the project will see Yo Yo Honey Singh deep-dive i...

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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!