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IPL on digital gets overwhelming advertiser response

Digital streaming of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches has shattered all previous responses from advertisers and viewers. JioCinema, the official streaming partner of IPL matches, has secured 26 high-profile sponsors for the event. This is the most

‘MasterChef Australia’ returns with new season

The 15th season of ‘MasterChef Australia' will now premiere on May 7, a week after it was delayed due to the unexpected death of judge Jock Zonfrillo. The late Scottish chef's family members gave their blessing to go ahead with the new

FutureWorks launches new studio in Hyderabad

FutureWorks, a rapidly expanding end-to-end film studio with credits including ‘The Peripheral’, ‘Darlings’, and ‘Westworld’, is expanding its presence in India with the establishment of a visual effects (VFX) studio in Hyderabad. The new fac...

‘Air’ to debut on Prime Video May 12

‘Air’, Ben Affleck's new film about Michael Jordan's game-changing partnership with Nike's basketball division, will be released on Prime Video on May 12.

The film will be available to Prime Video subscribers in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Mala...

Google pays Rs 1,338cr penalty to CCI in Android case

Google has paid the entire penalty amount of Rs 1,337.76 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in the Android case, making it the first case of a Big Tech giant paying a heavy penalty to Indian regulators as the government aims to bring in an inclusive...

Red FM bags awards galore at Media Brand Awards 2023

India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, Red FM network, was honoured with the maximum number of awards and the Audio Brand of The Year at the 3rd edition of Media Brand

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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!