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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, set to release on Disney+ Hotstar

Filmmaker James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ will be available for streaming in India on Disney+ Hotstar on June 7. A sequel to Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster ‘Avatar’, which is the all-time highest-grossi...

NBCUniversal, JioCinema enter into multi-year partnership

NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Viacom18's streaming service, JioCinema, have announced a multi-year partnership that will bring thousands of hours of NBCU films and TV series to India. This collaboration significantly expands JioCinema's programme offering and ensures that their viewers can enjoy titles fr...

Goafest23: Stakeholders discuss future of connected devices, cross-channel data

Goafest 2023, South Asia’s most definitive advertising, media, and marketing festival, kicked off in Goa yesterday with a musical performance by Kanika Kapoor. Co-hosted by The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and

Twitter introduces new Artifact feature

Artifact, Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's AI-powered news app, has introduced a new feature that allows users to follow specific writers, making it an even more news-focused social networking app. According to IANS, content from selected writers will be prioritised in read...

Online gaming grew 35% in ’22; gamers crossed 400+ mn: Ficci-EY report

Online gaming grew 35 percent in 2022 even as the number of gamers too increased to over 400 million, a new report stated, adding that the segment is expected to reach INR 231 billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 20 percent.

While brands are now explo...

Producers Guild flays State-enforced bans on ‘The Kerala Story’

Condemning the ban on ‘The Kerala Story’, the Producers Guild of India (PGI) yesterday said no one other than the Central Board of Film Certification has the right to decide whether or not a film shoul...

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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!