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Lionsgate could spin off or part sell Starz by Sept.

Lionsgate Entertainment Corp shares jumped last week in the US after the company said it’s likely to announce a deal to spin off or sell a piece of its Starz cable network in September, with potential partners also showing interest in the company’s film and TV studios.

Shares surged ...

Ann Dowd joins cast of ‘The Exorcist’

‘The Handmaid's Tale’ actor Ann Dowd has joined the cast of ‘The Exorcist’ movie billed as a new take on the 1973 horror classic. According to PTI, the upcoming film is the first project in the planned horror trilogy. The film also features actors Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her ...

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...

Meta to stop news payments in US; FB News to be on elsewhere

Even as Indian policymakers recently indicated that regulations could be enacted to make Big tech pay news outlets for content, as in places like Australia and some parts of Europe, Meta has said it would stop paying for news content in the US.

Reason for stopping payments for news c...

Zee5 to make fresh shows in US; English, Spanish dubbing proposed

With an eye to increase non-Hindi speaking subscribers, Zee5, part of India’s homegrown Zee Entertainment, has decided to not only commission local programming in the US, but also dub shows in English and Spanish, Variety has reported.

It envisages local commissions, English and Spa...

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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!