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Airtel launches its metaverse multiplex

Bharti Airtel, India’s premier communications solutions provider on Tuesday launched a multiplex on the Partynite metaverse platform. The Xstream multiplex is an extension of Airtel’s Xstream premium offering. Airtel’s Xstream multiplex will be a 20-screen platform with access to content from leading OTT partners available on the applicati...

IPL: Digital in spotlight; premiums expected

By Karan Taurani /Elara Caps Win win for BCCI; premiums in line with expectations IPL media rights have fetched INR 484bn, which is largely in line with our estimate of INR 500bn; this is driven by 30%/70% premium on TV/digital base price, which too was in line. In terms of split, 49% of media rig...

Vi introduces SonyLIV Premium add-on pack

Telecom service provider Vodafone Idea, has introduced the SonyLIV Premium add-on pack option for its postpaid users.

The new postpaid special pack offers 30-day access to SonyLIV premium content clubbed with 10GB of free data at a monthly subscription fee of Rs100, which gets added ...

IPL to have two-and-a-half month window: BCCI secy Jay Shah

Attracting astronomical bids that eventually translated into mind-boggling revenue of Rs 48,390 crore for a five year period through IPL's media rights has not surprised BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who asserted that cricket's most talked about T20 league has potential to deliver way more.

Rian Johnson reveals title of ‘Knives Out’ sequel

Filmmaker Rian Johnson has announced that the upcoming ‘Knives Out’ sequel is titled ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ and will be released this holiday season.

The much-anticipated part two of the hit 2019 murder mystery will see Daniel Craig reprise his role as ...

India TV elevates Amit Sinha as president-strategy & research

India TV has elevated Amit Sinha as president of strategy and research. He has been associated with the company since January 2021. Sinha updated his LinkedIn profile. Sinha has 17 years of experience in providing insight-led (quantitative and qualitative) inputs that have informed brands, content, promo communications, marketing, scheduling,...

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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!