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Philippine industry body launches stronger anti-piracy efforts

Leading Philippine industry players, including Globe, GMA Network, Inc., Cignal TV, Inc, KROMA Entertainment and Smart Communications, Inc, joined hands with the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA)’s Coalition Against Piracy (CA...

Guest Column: The degradation of India’s wired cable TV

By Vinod Kumar Chawla

Cable TV operators are facing tough times as the industry seems to be in a dying phase --- something similar to the fall of cinema halls, VCR/VCD in the years 1990 to 2005.

There are several reasons for the dea...

Google to notify if users’ personal info appear in search

Google on Thursday said that starting early next year, it will notify users if their personal information like phone number, email, and home address appear in Search results. The 'Results about you' tool will make it easier to make removal requests of personal...

Al Pacino, Charlie Heaton to star in ‘Billy Knight’

Hollywood veteran Al Pacino is set to star opposite ‘Stanger Things’ actor Charlie Heaton in the movie ‘Billy Knight’. The drama, which marks writer-director Alec Griffen Roth's feature film debut, also stars Diana Silvers. According to PTI, the film follows...

SonyLIV to stream ‘Cobra’ on Sept. 27

Streaming platform SonyLIV has announced the power-packed action and drama film ‘Cobra’ to stream on September 27. Chiyaan Vikram portrays multiple roles in ‘Cobra’, which is spiced with action and emotions, all rolled into one. The Tamil film revolves aroun...

Vibhu Agarwal launches ‘Atrangii’ with 5 new shows

Atrangii App, a freemium OTT platform backed by Vibhu Agarwal has been launched today. The app which was rolled out earlier in July and has a catalog of original content and catch-up viewing of its GEC channel ‘

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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!