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Netflix sues creators of alleged ‘Bridgerton’ knockoff

Netflix Inc on Friday sued the creators of an alleged unauthorized musical stage production of its popular period drama “Bridgerton,” accusing them of copyright infringement after building demand for their knockoff on TikTok. The complaint was filed against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in the federal court in Washington, three days after a s...

BJP may regain Rajasthan, C’garh; retain Gujarat, MP, HP: India TV poll

Bharatiya Janata Party may return to power in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and retain power in the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh if elections were held now, according to assembly seat projection made by India TV-Matrize opinion poll, results of which were telecast on the news channel on Saturday.<...

Colors Tamil to launch fiction show ‘Manthira Punnaghai’

Tamil Nadu’s youngest GEC, Colors Tamil, today announced the launch of its much-anticipated fiction show ‘Manthira Punnaghai’. The show traverses around Gayathri, Kathir, and Guru Vikramwhose lives get tangled with each other under mysterious circumstances. ...

‘Love Island UK’ S8 to stream on Lionsgate Play

Lionsgate Play, a premium streaming platform from Starz Global, is all set to premiere intimacy, romance, and heartbreaks on ‘Love Island UK’ Season 8 in India from July 29. Created by Hayley MacFarlane, the new season welcomes a fresh new batch of the most eligible singletons as they embark on the quest to find their one true love. The mo...

Ranveer Singh to host Filmfare Awards

The Filmfare Awards are back yet again to celebrate the finest of Bollywood with its 67th edition in association with Wolf777news as the title partner. Taking forward the six-decade-long legacy, the coveted Black Lady will recognize the best in Hindi cinema, for the year 2021. This year, the prestigious award night will be held in full glory ...

Zee, Sony merger gets nod from stock exchanges

The Zee-Sony merger, announced September last, got approval from BSE and National Stock Exchange on Friday, paving the way for the creation of an entertainment behemoth.

“The approval from the stock exchanges marks a firm and positive step in the overall merger approval process. The ...

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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!