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JioHotstar announces Malayalam series ‘Cousins and Kalyanams’

JioHotstar is stepping into the long-format content space with the launch of its upcoming Malayalam series ‘Cousins and Kalyanams’. The romantic comedy drama, which revolves around the lives, relationships, and emotional journeys of six cousins, is set to premiere on May 29 and marks the platform’s first long-running original show. According ...

Netflix unveils global ads expansion, new content slate at Upfront ’26

Netflix yesterday said its advertising-supported tier now reaches more than 250 million monthly active viewers globally and announced an expansion of its ads plan to 15 additional countries from 2027, while unveiling a broad slate of new series, films and live events at its fourth Upfront presentation themed ‘Get ...

Not always possible to depict reality, says actor Sonakshi Sinha

It's difficult to speak the "whole and entire truth" in today's time, says actor Sonakshi Sinha, stressing that artists have become careful with the subjects they want to explore in movies. “We live in slightly difficult times as creative people,” Sinha said. Asked whether...

Bombay Shirt Company onboards as cricket sponsor on JioStar

Bombay Shirt Company (BSC) has partnered with JioStar as the ‘Official Styling Partner’ for its national cricket coverage this summer season, bringing together the worlds of contemporary menswear, live entertainment, and sport through a culturally driven collaboration....

Ofcom proposes tougher streaming safety, accessibility rules

Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom yesterday proposed sweeping new rules for major streaming platforms aimed at strengthening audience protections and improving accessibility standards, bringing services such as Netflix,...

Aamir Khan confirms ‘3 Idiots’ sequel is in development

A sequel to the iconic Bollywood film ‘3 Idiots’ is officially in the works, with Aamir Khan confirming that the project has entered the pre-production stage. The upcoming film is...

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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!