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HBO Max, discovery+ to merge; WBD mulls ad-supported service

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has laid out a new strategy that will merge the HBO Max streaming service with Discovery+ while vowing to take aim at Marvel's ‘Captain America’and ‘Iron Man’.

Digital radio can aid revenues go up to Rs.123 bn in 5 years: Report

The adoption of digital radio technology can help the Indian radio broadcast sector double its revenues to Rs 123 billion in five years, riding on a robust mobile ecosystem, a new report showed on Thursday.

The country has so far tested two technologies -- HD Radio and Digital Radio ...

Punit Pandey moves on from 9X Media

9X Media’s chief business officer, Punit Pandey, has decided to move on from the company after a long stint of 15 years. Punit shared the news from his LinkedIn post, he wrote, “I have had the most exciting and fulfilling journey at 9X Media Network. I am proud to be a part of the Network’s founding story. There hasn’t been a dull moment ever...

Eurosport acquires broadcast rights for Grand Prix Badminton League

Eurosport, Discovery Network's premium

BARC Rating 30th Week: Sun TV tops all genres; Goldmines leads in HSM

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 30th Week (23rd July – 29th July 2022) has released its report. Sun TV continues to dominate the list of top 10 channels for the past few weeks across all genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2491.4 impressions. Star Maa is in the second spot with2331.97 impressions, and Goldmines bagg...

Apple plans to place ads in its App Store’s Today Tab

Tech giant Apple is planning to show ads in the App Store's Today tab and on individual app pages. According to ANI, it suggests that the two new ad placements will expand upon the ads you can already see in...

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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!