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Amazon frontrunner in US’ NFL stake sale; bets big on sports

Streaming platforms and tech companies are emerging as big players in sports business --- estimated to be worth about $ 388 billion in 2020 --- globally. And, India is no exception.

After having snagged late 2020 the India territory

Lionsgate Play to premiere ‘Hiccups & Hookups’

Lionsgate Play, a premium streaming platform from Starz Global, is all set to premiere its first Hindi original series ‘Hiccups & Hookups’. The show stars talented actors like Lara Dutta, Prateik Babbar, and Shinnova in the lead role. ...

Netflix acquires Scanline VFX

Streaming platform Netflix has acquired the Germany-based creative and innovative VFX studio Scanline VFX. Netflix will invest in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure and workforce and continue to support t...

‘Atrangi Re’ to release on Disney+Hotstar

Director Aanand L Rai announced Tuesday that his upcoming film ‘Atrangi Re’ is headed for a direct release on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar.

The romantic-musical drama, written by Rai's long-time collaborator Himanshu Sha...

YuppTV Scope partners with ION broadband

YuppTV Scope, the single subscription OTT platform for South-Asian content, has partnered with ION broadband, to offer OTT services to their broadband users. YuppTV Scope offers a unified interface to all premium OTT apps such a...

Netflix renews S2 of ‘Arcane’

Streaming platform Netflix has renewed ‘Arcane’ for season 2 after the suspenseful season 1 cliffhanger, Riot Games ‘League of Legends’. According to ANI, Riot Games and Netflix unveiled the renewal Saturday during the two-day Undercity Nights events. ...

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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!