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Kamal Haasan starrer ‘Indian 2’ resumes shoot

The team for upcoming film 'Indian 2' is set to start shooting for the remaining portions on Thursday, director Shankar has announced. The Tamil-language movie is the follow-up to the 1996 vigilante action thriller ‘Indian’, starring Kamal Haasan. Shankar, wh...

Meta partners with DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items in US

Meta has partnered with the online delivery platform DoorDash to deliver Marketplace items located up to 15 miles (nearly 25 km) away in the US. DoorDash will only deliver items that are small enough to fit in the trunk of a car, and drivers are expected to make deliveries within 48 hours, citing the WSJ, IANS reported. Either way, it soun...

Zee: Merger with Sony to drive valuation upgrade

By Elara Caps Zee Entertainment (Z IN) reported revenue of INR 18,457mn, up 4 percent YoY, on low base, and down 20.5 percent QoQ, down 8 percent vs pre-COVID levels to INR 18.5bn, in line with our estimates, affected by FTA withdrawal (Zee Anmol) and lower ad spend by brands due to weak macroeconomic conditions. ...

Ormax Media, Film Companion release ‘O Womaniya!’ report

Media consulting ﬁrm, Ormax Media, and entertainment platform, Film Companion released their initiative on female representation in the Indian entertainment industry, titled O Womaniya! The report is supported by Prime Video, India’s most loved entertainment hub. The report highlights the on-screen and off-screen representation of women, by a...

Online safety worry 70% Indian kids: Disney-Wranga survey

Disney Star recently released the ‘Responsible Digital Citizenship and Online Safety’ report, in collaboration with Wranga, an Indian start-up focused on cyber safety for kids. The objective of the report was to assess the proficiency of young online users with the safety tools at their disposal and identify their preferred mode of learning. ...

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...

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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!