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Sony-Zee merger may result in ‘unparalleled bargaining power’: CCI

A merger between the Indian unit (Culver Max Entertainment/Sony Pictures Networks India) of Japan's Sony and Zee Entertainment to create a $10 billion TV enterprise will potentially hurt competition by having "unparalleled bargaining power", India’s antitrust watchdog found in an initial review, according to an offic...

Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ screened at Moscow Film Fest

Allu Arjun starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ has been roaring louder with each passing day post its release in December 2021.

Now, the film was screened under the category of “Bl...

‘Me Time’ tops Netflix English films list; clocks 59mn view-hours

Even as Netflix celebrates its silver jubilee, viewers spent some quality ‘Me Time’ with Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg and Regina Hall as the film debuted atop the English Films List with 59.23 million hours viewed.

Jawahar Goel to vacate office at Dish TV Sept. AGM

Direct-to-home operator Dish TV has said Chairman Jawahar Lal Goel will vacate his position at the company's upcoming AGM on September 26, 2022. Goel, whose proposal for reappointment as Managing Director was rejected by the shareholders in an extraordinary meeting (EGM) held in June this year, has not reapplied for continuation as Chairman. ...

SPN launches new campaign with Pankaj Tripathi, Smriti Mandhana

Sony Sports Network (SPN) has launched its new campaign for India Women’s tour of England 2022, featuring cricketer Smriti Mandhana and actor Pankaj Tripathi. Tripathi has essayed the role of an astrologer with Smriti Mandhana asking him to predict the cr...

Ssoftoons launches animation OTT platform

Ssoftoons, a leading animation production house in India, launched their own animation OTT, ‘Ssoftoons Plus’, which offers entertaining Animation content for all age groups. With over 100 shows in Bengali and 100 in Hindi already created, the platform plans on adding 4 new shows every week in both languages, creating a rich content bank of 50...

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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!