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Disney to up 2022 content spend by $ 8 bn; focus on DTC expansion

The Walt Disney Company plans to spend in 2022 fiscal year $ 33 billion on content, including sports rights --- an amount that is $ 8 billion more than what it did in 2021, according to the an...

‘Atrangi Re’ to release on Disney+Hotstar

Director Aanand L Rai announced Tuesday that his upcoming film ‘Atrangi Re’ is headed for a direct release on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar.

The romantic-musical drama, written by Rai's long-time collaborator Himanshu Sha...

Disney+Hotstar wraps up shoot of ‘Human’

Actors Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari-starrer medical drama-thriller ‘Human’ has concluded filming, streamer Disney+Hotstar announced on Thursday.

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Have light-touch regulation for M&E sector to flourish: Disney-Star India chief

Considering that India’s media and entertainment (M&E) sector contributes in various ways to the country’s economy, a top industry executive has said the industry sould be allowed to ‘flourish’ unfettered as heavy-handed regulations don’t address the interests of any stakeholder.

After FB, now Disney mulls metaverse entry

Metaverse is the new oil or the buzzword or the mantra. Whatever you may call it, it’s certainly become a hip and happening term. And now, Mickey Mouse is poised to venture into the metaverse.

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment conglomerate is preparing to make the tec...

HBO Max starts hiring people in India as precursor to launch

Streaming service from AT&T’s Warner Media, HBO Max, has taken initial steps towards an India launch by starting to advertise for staff hiring after poaching Saugata Mukherjee from SonyLIV to be its local head of content.

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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!