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Disney plans to raise ESPN+ subscription fee 43%

Walt Disney Co. plans to raise the monthly subscription fee for its sports streaming platform ESPN+ by $3 a month, a 43% hike, the company has announced.

The price of an ESPN+ subscription in the US will rise to $9.99 per month starting August 23, while the cost of an annual subscrip...

Moj launches ‘Moj Art Factory’

India’s number one short video app, Moj, recently launched its first-ever art competition, #MojArtFactory. This uniquely curated property is aimed at empowering art enthusiasts and creators across the nation to showcase their talent #MojArtFactory comprises four challenges – MakeOverArt, FusionArt, EmotionInArt, ColourSwitch, and one art batt...

Havas’ health and creative networks appoints Donna Murphy as Global CEO

Havas’ health and creative networks has announced the appointment of Donna Murphy as Global CEO of Havas Health & You. Chris Hirst, who has led Havas Creative Group as Global CEO as well as UK Group CEO, will move on to pursue new opportunities, with the global creative leadership team that reported to him now reporting to Murphy. Murp...

SPNI acquires rights for Athletics Championships

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has acquired the media rights for the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, which is scheduled from July 15 – 24, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon, United States. As per the company, this deal will give SPN rights to broadcast the upcoming edition of the World Athletics Championships on its sports channels across Indi...

Aaj Tak, Sudhir Chaudhary launch new digital campaign

Aaj Tak, the flagship Hindi news channel from the India Today Group, and veteran journalist Sudhir Chaudhary broke records with their new technology-driven interactive digital campaign. Chaudhary had recently joined Aaj Tak as Consulting Editor after quitting his editor’s post at Zee Media sometime back. According to a statement from Aaj T...

Amazon miniTV to premiere ‘Case Toh Banta Hai’

Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh is all set to don the lawyer's coat in the comedy reality web show titled 'Case Toh Banta Hai'.

The weekly comedy show, which will drop on OTT, is touted to be India's first court of comedy featuring top Bollywood stars.

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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!