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LCOs, MSOs urged to facilitate proliferation of b’band services

The government has urged the country’s LCO to provide last mile connectivity via their networks to access service providers and ISPs, which will go a long way in the proliferation of good quality of broadband, while exhorting MSOs to up their broadband game.

“LCOs have been providing...

ZEE5 announces digital premiere of ‘Uunchai’

'Uunchai’, a film by Sooraj R Barjatya, will premiere on ZEE5 on January 6, the streaming platform announced on Friday. The adventure drama, which premiered in theaters on November 11, stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Danny Denzongpa, Neena Gupta and Parineeti Chopra. Barjatya sta...

‘Glass Onion’2 tops Netflix Dec films chart with 82 mn view-hours

After only three days, ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ was the #1 film around the world with 35 million household views (82.1 mn view- hours divided by 2.3 hours of runtime) from over 93 countries in the week of December 19 as everyone was trying to solve the mystery and figure out the whodunit.

Colors Tamil to premiere ‘Bhamakalapam’ on January 1

Colors Tamil, Viacom18's Tamil Entertainment channel, will bring the World Television Premiere of Bhamakalapam to screens this Sunday, January 1, 2023, adding to the New Year festivities and ki...

News18 India lines up special year-ender programming

The approaching New Year ushers in a season of festivity and joy. ‘Drishyam 2023’, News18 India's year-ending programming, will usher in 2023 with pomp and spectacle. The special programming will commemorate the previous year and instill unbridled optimism in its viewers. On December 31, 2022, the chan...

‘Shark Tank India’ S2 has ropes in major advertisers

Shark Tank established its presence in the Indian market after its debut in 2021. The show had a significant impact on Indian culture, promoting a positive view of entrepreneurship. Taking the franchise forward, Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV are preparing to ...

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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!