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MX Players locks multi-year deal with Lionsgate

Expanding its library of international content, India’s largest and fastest-growing advertising led video on demand platform – MX Player now partners with global giant Lionsgate to bring premium Hollywood content, including award-winning titles across genres....

Nikhil Madhok joins Amazon Prime Video

Nikhil Madhok, former EVP & Head of Original Content of Disney+ Hotstar, has joined Amazon Prime Video as Head of Hindi original content, according to a post on LinkedIn. Under his leadership, he will oversee the growth and expansion of its original con...

Balachandran V joins Havas Media Group

Havas Media Group India, the media experience agency of Havas Group India, has appointed Balachandran V as Executive Vice President – Buying North. Based out of Gurgaon, Balachandran will be responsible for media investments o...

Wanted to do commercial films, life had other plans: ‘Maharani’ actor Shah

When life offered him an offbeat film like ‘Ship of Theseus’, actor Sohum Shah adjusted his compass, set sail and his long-cherished dream of starring in a commercial project came true almost a decade later with the political drama web series ‘Maharani’, being aired on

MIB restores MSO Bhusawal Cable’s cancelled registration

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has revoked an earlier order cancelling the registration of Bhusawal Cable Network Private Limited (BCN) --- granted an MSO licence to operate networks in the States of Madhya Prade...

Disney+Hotstar to showcase new look ‘Mahabharata’

'Mahabharata', which a generation of Indians grew up seeing on Doordarshan, will be back with a contemporary look and on a global platform -- the streamer Disney+Hotstar.

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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!