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Global OTT devices & services market to reach $217.5 bn by ’26

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for OTT devices and services estimated at US$77.1 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$217.5 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 18.3 percent over the analysis period, a new study from Research a...

Antoine Fuqua inks deal with Netflix

Actor-director Antonie Fuqua and his banner Hill District Media has signed a first-look film deal with streaming giant Netflix. According to PTI, the creative partnership will focus on making feature and documentary films. The multi-project agreement c...

Taapsee Pannu’s ‘Shabaash Mithu’ to release in Feb 2022

Taapsee Pannu-starrer ‘Shabaash Mithu’, the biopic of Indian cricketer Mithali Raj, is set to release worldwide theatrically on February 4 next year, the makers announced on Friday. Backed by Viacom18 Studios, the biographical film is directed by noted ...

YRF announces its first OTT series

India’s top production house Yash Raj Films owned by Aditya Chopra has begun its OTT journey by announcing its maiden project for the platform. Titled ‘The Railway Men’, starring R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyendu, and Babil Khan in the lead roles. ...

NBCUniversal launches OTT platform hayu in India

hayu, the all-reality TV and ad-free subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) streaming service from NBCUniversal has launched in India, available to consumers on three-month prepaid pass of ...

Streamer aha announces new movie ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’

India’s Telugu-language OTT platform aha is set to release Anand Deverakonda comedy-thriller movie ‘Pushpaka Vimanam’ on December 10, 2021.

The movie received a positive response from viewers and was tagged as ‘new age drama’, by ...

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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!