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ZEE5 Tamil premieres rural thriller ‘Kolai Seval’ on OTT

ZEE5 Tamil has expanded its regional content slate with the digital premiere of the rural thriller ‘Kolai Seval’, which is now streaming on the platform. The film blends suspense, village drama and emotional storytelling, offering audiences a narrative rooted in greed, betrayal and co...

WhatsApp introduces Incognito Chat for Meta AI

WhatsApp has announced a new privacy-focused feature called Incognito Chat with Meta AI, aimed at offering users more secure and private conversations with artificial intelligence. The feature uses Meta’s Private Processing technology to ensure that chats remain confidential and inaccessible even to the company...

Goafest 2026 sees strong pan-India delegate interest ahead of festival

Goafest 2026 is witnessing a strong response from across the country ahead of its 19th edition, with registrations pouring in from brands, independent agencies, young professionals, and participants from Tier 2 and Tier 3 markets. The three-day advertising, media and marketing festival is set to take place from May 20 to 22 in Goa. According ...

April 2026 box office crosses Rs.787 cr; Hindi, Malayalam films lead growth

April 2026 turned out to be a steady month for the Indian box office, with domestic gross collections touching Rs.787 crore, according to the latest edition of The India Box Office Report: April 2026 released by Ormax Media. The month w...

Films’ cops larger-than-life, more realistic in OTT shows: Randeep Hooda

Actor Randeep Hooda says a lot of cop characters in films have become stereotypical and larger than life, while OTT platforms offer more realistic and layered exploration of such roles. He returns as the titular cop in the second sea...

JioHotstar to premiere ‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’ on June 4

JioHotstar has announced the digital premiere of blockbuster action thriller ‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’, which is set to stream on the platform from June 4, 2026. The film, featuring Ranveer Singh in a high-octane role, will arrive on OTT after a successful theatrical run and is being p...

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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!