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YouTube shorts now watched by over 1.5 bn users

Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch. According to IANS, YouTube also promoted Shorts’ ability to drive viewers to creators’ long-form video channels as a by-product of its investment in Shorts....

Dhanush’s ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ to release in August

Actor Dhanush has announced that his upcoming Tamil-language movie ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ will release in the theatres on August 18. The musical comedy-drama film is written and directed by Mithran Jawahar who previously collaborated with Dhanush for ‘Yaaradi Nee Mohini’, ‘Kutty’, and ‘Uthamaputhiran’. The 38-year-old actor shared the news of...

‘Aashram 3’ now releases in 33 countries

‘Aashram 3’, the blockbuster web series, produced by MX Player, hit screens in 33 countries on Tuesday. The success of MX Player’s ‘Ek Badnaam… Aashram 3’ traveled across the globe and as per the makers, the global audience has been demanding the much-awaited third season. With the first two seasons seeing a major rise in...

US Major League Soccer’s new home is Apple TV

Apple and Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced that the Apple TV app will be the exclusive destination to watch every single live MLS match beginning in 2023 in the US.

This partnership is a historic first for a major professional sports league, and will allow fans around the wor...

DD, AIR News score high on consumer trust, authenticity

That India trusts its good old public broadcaster has been corroborated again by a recent report of the Reuters Institute, which revealed the news network of Doordarshan and All India Radio enjoys highest trust, the public broadcaster said Wednesday. “India registered a small increase in news trust, improving its overall position among the 46...

IPL: Digital in spotlight; premiums expected

By Karan Taurani /Elara Caps Win win for BCCI; premiums in line with expectations IPL media rights have fetched INR 484bn, which is largely in line with our estimate of INR 500bn; this is driven by 30%/70% premium on TV/digital base price, which too was in line. In terms of split, 49% of media rig...

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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!