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Lionsgate Play to premiere ‘Hiccups & Hookups’

Lionsgate Play, a premium streaming platform from Starz Global, is all set to premiere its first Hindi original series ‘Hiccups & Hookups’. The show stars talented actors like Lara Dutta, Prateik Babbar, and Shinnova in the lead role. ...

Warner Bros. Games announces Multiversus

Warner Bros. Games announced Multiversus, an all-new free-to-play, platform fighter videogame that introduces a team-based 2 vs. 2 formats combined with an ever-expanding cast of iconic characters and legendary univers...

Netflix acquires Scanline VFX

Streaming platform Netflix has acquired the Germany-based creative and innovative VFX studio Scanline VFX. Netflix will invest in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure and workforce and continue to support t...

India video mkt. to grow at 9.5% CAGR; 1 in 4 b’band subs will have SVOD by ’26: MPA

India will have more than 200 direct SVOD subscriptions or 1 in every 4 broadband subscribers will pay for online content by 2026 even as the country’s total video market will see 9.5 percent CAGR over the next five years to become $18 billion revenue opportunity, Singapor...

MIB bats for broadcast industry on TRAI tariff issue

In a show of solidarity, a top official of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday said that it was willing to be a ‘bridge’ between the broadcast industry and regulator TRAI, while admitting the sector ...

‘Atrangi Re’ to release on Disney+Hotstar

Director Aanand L Rai announced Tuesday that his upcoming film ‘Atrangi Re’ is headed for a direct release on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar.

The romantic-musical drama, written by Rai's long-time collaborator Himanshu Sha...

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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!