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Disney+Hotstar EVP & Head of Subscriptions Prabh Simran Singh quits

Streaming platform Disney+Hotstar EVP and Head of Subscriptions Prabh Simran Singh steps down from his post after a five-year stint. He had joined the platform in October 2015 from Google as EVP and Head of Consumer & R...

Havas Media Group India promotes Manas Lahiri and Ravinder Siwach

The global marketing and communication group Havas Creative Group India has announced a restructuring of its senior leadership team at Havas Worldwide (Creative) India. Effective immediately, Manas Lahiri, president North, has been elevated to the role of managing director and Ravinder Siwach, curr...

Star channels to be available on STARZPLAY in MENA region

STARZPLAY, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's leading SVoD service, has signed a deal with Star TV network to feature six of their popular entertainment channels.

With this deal, STARZPLAY will foray into the South Asian entertainment segment with plans to further expand th...

Action movie ‘Squad’ to premiere on ZEE5 in November

‘Squad’, the upcoming action film, which marks the debut of actors Rinzing Denzongpa and Malvika Raaj, is set to release on ZEE5 on November 12.

Produced by Zee Studios and Indian Media Entertainment, the film is directed by Nilesh Sahay.

Will it be MAANG or MAMATA or …after FB rebrands itself?

MAANG? MANGA? Or MAMATA? Facebook's rebranding to Meta Platforms has launched a search for a new name for the high-flying FAANG group that also includes Apple, Amazon.com, Netflix and Alphabet (Google’s parent).

Facebook on Thursday announced it is now called Meta Platforms as the so...

Changing TV landscape has made TRAI revisit cable distribution monopoly

Sample some facts. India’s television industry was worth INR 68,5002 crore in 2020. Subscription revenues account for around 60-65 percent of the overall industry revenue. There are over 900 TV channels and 1,500 MSOs licenced by the government. As per latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, in Ju...

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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!