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Disney+Hotstar introduces new audio features

With the Tata Indian Premier League approaching its end, everyone is excited to see which team can win the champion’s trophy. With the introduction of a new way to watch, streaming platform Disney+Hotstar is ready to take the live streaming of the TATA IPL 2022 playoffs to the next dimension. The platform added a brand-new audio feature on Ma...

Shemaroo Entertainment elevates Vijay Bhanushali as deputy VP

Shemaroo Entertainment has elevated Vijay Bhanushali as deputy vice president – animation, kids, digital, licensing, and merchandising, Bhanushali updated his LinkedIn account. He has been associated with the company for over 14 years. Bhanushali has two experiences and handles key areas such as digital media, international co-productions,...

Durga Raghunath joins Google India as news partnerships head

Veteran digital news media executive Durga Raghunath has joined Google as Head, News Partnerships, India, according to her LinkedIn profile. She joins the tech giant from Times Internet where she was the Digital Head, Times of India, Mirror Brands (Mumbai Mirror, Pune Mirror, Bangalore Mirror, and Ahmedabad Mirror) and Newspoint, Gadget Now, ...

‘Venom: Let there be Carnage’ world TV premiere on &flix

The English movie channel &flix from Zee Entertainment Enterprises is set to entice its audience with the superhero film ‘Venom: Let there be Carnage’ which was the seventh highest-grossing film of 2021 worldwide. A mix of action, adventure, sci-fi, and thriller, the movie brings to you a watch filled with excitement and exhilaration. ...

Jack Dorsey steps down from Twitter’s board

Former Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey has stepped down from the Twitter board of directors. The announcement came on Wednesday –the same day that Twitter held its annual shareholder meeting, ANI reported. Dorsey’s exit from the Twitter board marks his full exit from the microblogging site. The plan for Dorsey to leave the board has be...

BARC Rating 20th Week: Sun TV maintains the lead position in all genres

Broadcasting Audience Research Council (BARC) 20th Week (14th May – 20th May 2022) has released its report. In India, Sun TV is continued to dominate the list of top 10 channels for the past four weeks across all genres (All India 2+), the channel registered 2519.45 impressions. Star Maa is in the second spot with 2248.12 impressions, and ...

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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!