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Disney Star’s Kaumudi Mahajan joins Meta

Even as media reports indicate that Meta, Facebook’s parent, is contemplating major cuts in manpower, Kaumudi Mahajan has quit Disney Star to join Meta India.

At Disney Star, Mahajan was senior vice president (marketing and strategy), Marathi network. She stepped down from her post a...

‘Kuttey’ to hit theatres in January 2023

Dark comedy ‘Kuttey’, starring Arjun Kapoor, Tabu, and Naseeruddin Shah, will make its debut in theatres on January 13, 2023, the makers announced on Monday. The film is produced by filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj and marks his son Aasmaan Bhardwaj’s directori...

Sony to broadcast ‘WWE Crown Jewel’ S4

Sony Sports Network is all set to broadcast the fourth edition of the much-anticipated ‘WWE Crown Jewel’ on Saturday, November 5, 2022. The Premium Live Event will mark the return of the biggest sporting entertainment spectacle to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ...

Netflix unveils 10 short films by ‘Take Ten’ initiative

Ten months ago Netflix and Film Companion introduced a short film workshop and competition to discover and support emerging Indian filmmakers from varied backgrounds. Ten up-and-coming filmmakers were identified and underwent an intensive week-long workshop. They were...

Bharat24 appoints Shazia Nisar as senior anchor

Fastest growing National Hindi news channel, Bharat24 has appointed senior anchor Shazia Nisar to host its daily evening 5 PM debate show, ‘Public Hai Sab Janti Hai’. In addit...

Apple gearing up to expand ad network for live TV

Apple Inc. is preparing to expand its advertising network for live television as part of its deal to stream Major League Soccer (MLS) games next year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The iPhone maker is in talks with advertising partners...

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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!