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SPNI acquires exclusive TV, digital rights for US Open

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has inked a three-year deal to broadcast the US Open starting August 2022. As part of the deal, the broadcaster will get the exclusive media rights (TV and digital) of the global sporting event between 2022-24. The 2022 iteration of the US Open will be televised on the SPN’s sports channels across the Ind...

Google to speed up ‘slow’ TV software

Google has acknowledged that people find its TV software to be slow and, in response to criticism, the firm is releasing some significant upgrades to speed up performance and better manage storage on both Chromecast with Google TV and other smart TVs.

“We’ve shortened the time it tak...

Netflix to premiere ‘Jamtara’ S2 Sept. 23

Netflix on Wednesday launched the teaser of the highly anticipated season two of ‘Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega’.

The makers also announced the premiere date of the series, September 23.

Toni Collette, Josh Charles join Amazon series ‘The Power’

Acclaimed actors Toni Collette and Josh Charles have boarded the cast of the Amazon series ‘The Power’.

According to PTI, Collette is replacing Leslie Mann in the role of Margot Cleary-...

NDTV scribes fear job cuts after Adani deal goes through

Shares in India's NDTV Ltd. jumped the maximum permitted 5 percent to a 14-year high on Wednesday, after billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate moved to take a near 30 percent stake in the media group that could eventually lead to it taking control.

New Delhi Television's (NDTV) sha...

Snap agree to pay $35mn over illegal data

Snap, the parent company of photo-sharing platform Snapchat, has reached a $35 million settlement with the state of Illinois in the US in a class-action lawsuit over illegal user data collection. The lawsuit alleged that Snapchat's filters and lenses violated...

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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!