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Toonz Media to premiere ‘Zoonicorn’ in August

Zoonicorn, the multi-platform animated preschool brand from Zoonicorn LLC and Toonz Media Group, which is on a roll with a host of streaming platforms across the world, is set to release the Zoonicorn CGI series in August. The 52×7 series is completing production at Toonz and has already been picked up by NBCU’s O...

Dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ is back after 5 years

Popular dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ (JDJ) is back after a gap of five years and it will be judged by Madhuri Dixit, Nora Fatehi and Karan Johar.

Excited to be a part of the judging panel, Madhuri said, “‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa’ is a huge platform for all the...

Tara Sutaria to star in ‘Apurva’

Actor Tara Sutaria will be headlining the upcoming thriller movie ‘Apurva’, Star Studios and Cine1 Studios announced on Monday. Helmed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the film will showcase the story of a girl, “who survives a dangerous night, using her wits and strength in this high-stakes game of life and death”. Sutaria, who will essay the titul...

Zee UP-UK emerges winner for the region with 55% mkt share

Zee Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand (Zee UPUK), a leading news channel of the region, has surpassed all competitors, as per the latest BARC India data released. The data reports that Zee UP/UK tops the list with the highest market share of 55 percent, overtaking its competitor ABP Ganga, which has a 10 percent market share. Other competitors lik...

BBC to launch a new, upgraded news channel next April

BBC is coming out with a new channel which is likely to launch next year, according to the British public broadcaster, and is part of plans to have a digital-led organisation. The new product will replace its two existing separate news channels for UK and global audiences. The channel, which will be called BBC News, is expected to launch in A...

Disney plans to raise ESPN+ subscription fee 43%

Walt Disney Co. plans to raise the monthly subscription fee for its sports streaming platform ESPN+ by $3 a month, a 43% hike, the company has announced.

The price of an ESPN+ subscription in the US will rise to $9.99 per month starting August 23, while the cost of an annual subscrip...

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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!