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Disney+ Hotstar sets premiere date for ‘Ghar Waapsi’

Family drama ‘Ghar Waapsi’ will arrive on Disney+ Hotstar on July 22, the streamer announced on Monday. ‘Ghar Waapsi’ follows Shekhar, played by Vishal Vashishtha, who returns to his hometown Indore after he is fired from his high-paying job in Bengaluru, but keeps it a secret from his family, PTI reported from Mumbai. Disney+ Hotstar shar...

Havas Sports & Entertainment appoints Arun Rao as SVP

Havas Sports & Entertainment, the sports & sponsorship vertical of Havas Media Group India, has appointed Arun Kumar Rao as Senior Vice President. He will be based in Gurgaon and report to R. Venkatasubramanian, President – Investments and Head – Havas Sports. Earlier this year, Havas Media Group India relaunched the Havas Sports &...

‘Love Hostel’ to have world TV premiere on &pictures

Vikrant Massey-starrer ‘Love Hostel’ is set to premiere on &pictures on July 2, at 10:00 PM. Set in the depths of Haryana, when Jyoti and Ashu sign their official marriage certificate, they not only declare love for each other to the world but also put their lives in danger. Thus, begins the deadly chase and trail of dodging bullets. D...

Big FM appoints Ishita Dasgupta as National Head-Digital

BIG FM has strengthened its national sales team with the appointment of Ishita Dasgupta as the National Head – of Digital, and Business Growth (West & South). In her new capacity, Ishita will be in charge of advancing BIG FM’s digital and business verticals across the radio network. An accomplished media professional, Ishita specialize...

‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ top non-English film globally on Netflix

Continuing its run of success, Anees Bazmee’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ is now soaring as the #1 non-English film globally on Netflix. The film is also in the Top 10 Films in 19 countries on Netflix. The horror-comedy, starring Kartik Aaryan, Tabu, Kiara Advani, Rajpal Yadav, and Sanjay Mishra, is one of the biggest blockbuster Indian films of t...

Instagram tests turning video into reels

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform, Instagram is experimenting with a change that converts video posts on the platform into Reels. Meta spokesperson says, “We are testing this feature as part of our efforts to simplify and improve the video experience on Instagram.", The Hindu reported. The impact will have on current videos on Instagram is...

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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!