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Disney Star goes in for key leadership rejig

Disney Star, the Walt Disney Company's local unit, has restructured its internal leadership team following the departure of Kevin Vaz, former head of network entertainment channels, in April. According to a news report in Mint, K Madhavan, Disney Star's country manager, announced the changes in an int...

Disney+Hotstar unveils trailer of Kajol starrer ‘The Trial…’

The official trailer for Disney+ Hotstar's upcoming courtroom drama, ‘The Trial - Pyaar, Kaanoon, Dhokha’, which showcases this gripping trial of life as Noyonika navigates the curveballs life throws at her, has been released. Kajol plays Noyonika Sengupta in the show, which also stars Sheeba Chaddha, Jisshu Sengupta, Alyy Khan, Kubb...

India to ban addictive online betting games: IT Minister

India’s Minister of State for Electronics & IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar yesterday said the government has prepared a framework regarding online gaming through which games involving betting, harmful to users, and that can be addictive will be banned in Indi...

Amazon miniTV drops trailer of ‘Highway Love’

The trailer for Amazon miniTV's recently-announced young romance drama 'Highway Love' has been released, promising an unconventional romantic experience. The series, starring the much-loved on-screen duo of Ritvik Sahore and Gayatri Bhardwaj, is a wholesome blend of love, heartbreak, emotion...

AVIA’s satellite forum talks about challenges & opportunities

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) hosted over 140 delegates and speakers, including some of the satellite industry's largest operators, for a day of discussion on the challenges and growth opportunities of the satellite connectivity market, which was valued at $11.2 bn in 2021...

Netflix daily US signups up after password sharing crackdown

Daily US sign-ups for Netflix have jumped in the first few days after the streaming giant's password-sharing crackdown came into effect on May 23, data from research firm Antenna showed.

Looking for new ways to make money in a saturating market and a tough economy, Netflix moved to r...

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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!