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TV9 to launch digital video news mag News9 Plus

Expanding the horizons of the digital medium, the multi-lingual TV9 Network is launching News9 Plus, an English video news magazine in an OTT format.

The digital descendent of News9, the network’s erstwhile

‘Beauty and the Beast’ prequel series hold at Disney Plus

Disney Plus is not moving forward with its musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’ spin-off series. According to PTI, t...

IPL player auction throws up surprises; focus now on b’cast, digital rights

The cricket Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions threw up many surprises as some stalwarts and short format performers found no takers, while youngsters saw the 10 franchisees bidding aggressively for them.

No wonder that wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan saw

Govt. oversight body under digital rules has met twice: IT Minister

The Inter-Departmental Committee or the government oversight body, envisaged in India’s digital regulations or IT Rules, implemented May 2021, has been constituted and met twice.

“The Inter-Departmental Committee, as

Abundantia Entertainment elevates Shikhaa Sharma as COO

Abundantia Entertainment has elevated Shikhaa Sharma to the chief operating officer. She previously held the position of the senior vice president leading the creative and content development verticals for the company. Sharma has been a part of the founding team in the young journey of Abundantia Entertainment and has been part of the core te...

Prime Video collaborates with NBCUniversal’s hayu

Streaming service Prime Video has collaborated with hayu, NBCUniversal's ad-free OTT platform, to bring popular reality TV shows such as ‘The Real Housewives’, ‘Below Deck’ and ‘Top Chef’ to the Indian audiences. hayu will be available on Amazon's streaming service as an add-on subscription. hayu brings to Prime Video an ...

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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!