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Disney+ offered at discounted prices for limited period

Ahead of its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, Walt Disney Co. has said it was offering a month of Disney+ for $1.99 for a limited period, as the entertainment giant seeks to stem a slowdown in paid user growth at its streaming service.

‘The Mating Game’ to stream on Discovery+ Nov 21

Streaming platform owned by Discovery Inc. Discovery+ has greenlit a new series titled ‘The Mating Game’ narrated by David Attenborough, that hails from the producers behind ‘A Perfect Planet’. The s...

Is Lionsgate spinning off Starz? Regulatory filing suggests so

LionsGate Entertainment Corp. has said it’s considering a spinoff of its media networks business that includes the Starz channel, a division that accounted for half the company’s annual revenue last year.

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Moneycontrol appoints Rahul Jagtiani to drive crypto and travel content

India’s leading financial news platform Moneycontrol, on Monday, announced the appointment of entrepreneur and presenter Rahul Jagtiani as a consultant to bolster their editorial efforts in the red h...

Action movie ‘Squad’ to premiere on ZEE5 in November

‘Squad’, the upcoming action film, which marks the debut of actors Rinzing Denzongpa and Malvika Raaj, is set to release on ZEE5 on November 12.

Produced by Zee Studios and Indian Media Entertainment, the film is directed by Nilesh Sahay.

Prime Video gets global streaming rights of YRF upcoming movies

Streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on Thursday announced an exclusive licensing deal with Yash Raj Films (YRF) that will make Prime Video the home to the studio’s upcoming theatrical releases.

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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!