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Advertisers elated as IPL on JioCinema delivers bumper ROI

JioCinema, the official digital streaming partner of TATA IPL 2023, has been breaking IPL viewership records, which, in turn, has been luring advertisers to the platform who are happy at better return on investments (ROI) than before. In the first five weeks o...

‘Scoop’ a cautionary tale for future: director Hansal Mehta

Hansal Mehta's next offering in the long storytelling format is ‘Scoop’, a series he describes as "a cautionary tale for the future". The director has frequently referred to ...

Indian adaptation of ‘The Good Wife’ to differ from the original: Director

The Indian adaptation of popular American legal TV drama ‘The Good Wife’, fronted by Kajol, will be different from the original show in terms of characterisation and subplots, says series director Suparn S Varma....

Zee News announces inaugural edition of Zee Real Heroes

On Monday, May 22 Zee News will broadcast the first-ever episode of Zee REAL HEROES. This public forum aims to recognize the efforts and accomplishments of Indian change-makers in the fields of innovation, expertise, sports, health, arts...

Kamal Haasan to be felicitated at IIFA 2023

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan will receive the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema award at the upcoming IIFA Weekend and Awards.

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) will also honour fashion designer Manish Malhotra and actor couple Riteish ...

Films’ b’cast rights remained subdued in ’22; digital got rationalised: Ficci-EY report

Broadcast rights of filmed entertainment remained subdued due to lower ratings of movie channels in the year 2022, while digital rights got rationalized and shed their direct-to-OTT premiums as most larger films reverted to theatrical releases,

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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!