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Netflix, satco OneWeb, US studios pause Russian collaborations

Netflix has put on hold all future projects and acquisitions from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. According to Variety, the streaming service had four Russian originals in the pipeline, including a crime thriller series directed by Dasha Zhuk, which was shooting and has been postponed. The 1990's ...

Travelxp launches its new channel in India

The travel channel and OTT platform Travelxp, has announced the launch of its new food channel Foodxp in India. ‘Foodxp’ was first launched in the UK on SKY in August 2019 to distribute food-based content. The channel emphasizes diversified

‘Meow’ to have world TV premiere on Asianet

Asianet, the Indian Malayalam language GEC operated by Asianet Star Communications, would premiere the family comedy-drama movie ‘Meow’ on March 6 at 4:30 pm. The plot revolves around Dasthakir who runs a mini supermarket in Ras al Khaimah. He has a family consisting of a wife and three children. He is str...

Comedy Central announces March premieres, content line-up

English Entertainment, Viacom18’s Comedy Central is all set to get their viewers to hook their seats with their set of title lineups on television for the first time in India, starting on March 14, 2022. The channel will extend its offering with new and exciting additions to its bouquet of shows. <...

Shilpa Shetty announces next film ‘Sukhee’

Actor Shilpa Shetty on Tuesday announced her next feature film ‘Sukhee’. The movie, to be directed by Sonal Joshi, is backed by Abundantia Entertainment and T-Series. Shetty, 46, took to Instagram and shared the fil...

Instagram stops standalone app for IGTV

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it will no longer be supporting standalone apps for IGTV. The company said that, instead, it will focus on having all videos on the main Instagram app. "We believe that this makes it easier for people to

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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!