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Reliance-Walt Disney to avoid bundling ad slots for cricket b’casts

Reliance Industries and Walt Disney will ensure that the sale of advertisement slots for cricketing events are not bundled as part of the measures approved by the Competition Commission for the merger of the two groups' media assets that will create a Rs 70,000 crore media behemoth. Nearly two months after announcing that the mega deal has been ...

Disney begins integrating Hulu with its own services

Walt Disney began offering Hulu as part of its namesake streaming service yesterday, bolstering Disney+'s family-friendly content with more general entertainment fare, such as FX's in...

Disney CEO Iger plans 2026 exit; says ABC not for sale

Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Wednesday he would "definitely" step down when his current contract ends in 2026 and that the ABC broadcast network was not for sale. In a wide-ranging interview at the New York Times Dealbook Conference, Iger also said he was "bullish" on the prospec...

PepsiCo’s Hugh Johnston named as new Disney CFO

Walt Disney is hiring Hugh Johnston as the entertainment giant’s new chief financial officer, bringing in an experienced consumer products executive at a time of turmoil in the media business. Johnston, currently the vice chairman and CFO of PepsiCo, starts on December 4, Bloomberg reported. ...

Disney to cut target for Disney+ streaming subscribers

Walt Disney expects to fall tens of millions of subscribers short of its last publicly stated 2024 target for the Disney+ streaming service, according to people familiar with the matter. The goal of 215 million to 245 million subscribers was set in August 2022 by then-Chief Executive Officer Bob...

Disney gambles on free cricket to turn the tables in streaming war

Walt Disney is attempting to revive the fortunes of its streaming business in India by offering free cricket on smartphones, betting that the strategy will boost advertising revenue and offset the impact of a subscriber exodus. The India streaming operations, which were Disney's biggest last yea...

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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!