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YouTube concludes testing of 10 unskippable ads in one break

YouTube has concluded experimenting with ten unskippable ads during a single break. “We ran a small experiment globally that served multiple ads in an ad pod when viewers watched longer videos on connected TVs. The goal is to build a better experience for viewers by reducing ad breaks. We have concluded this small experiment,”

Dhanush’s bilingual film ‘Sir’ to hit screens in December

Dhanush-starrer ‘Sir’ (‘Vaathi’) will be released in cinema halls on December 2, the makers said on Monday. Shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the film is described as an "ambitious journey of a common man". The movie ...

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Dream Girl 2’ to release in June 2023

The first trailer and release date for the ‘Dream Girl 2’ movie, starring Bollywood actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday, was announced on Friday. The teaser and the June 29, 2023 release date were announced by Ayushmann on his social media. He stated i...

Apple rolls out iOS16 update with new features

American tech giant Apple has released its latest iOS 16 operating system update and it includes a new lock screen with widgets, unsend and edit for iMessage, new keyboard haptics, a new Home app, and much more. However, according to ANI, the iPadOS won’...

Colors launches new show ‘Sherdil Shergill’

The Indian pay television GEC channel Colors TV is all set to launch its new drama show ‘Sherdil Shergill’. ‘Sherdil Shergill’ traces the story of Manmeet Shergill, who has grown up listening to patriarchal statements – ‘Ladkiyan ghar sajaa...

‘Mismatched’ S2 to premiere on Oct.14

Netflix has shared a promo of the second season of its popular series ‘Mismatched’, the show will premiere on October 14. Based on Sandhya Menon’s 2017 novel When Dimple Met Rishi, the show is headlined by Prajakta Koli and Rohit Saraf. The new season s...

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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!