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PVR INOX launches Kareena Kapoor film festival celebrating 25 years of cinematic excellence

PVR INOX Limited has officially announced the launch of the Kareena Kapoor Film Festival, honoring the illustrious 25-year career of Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan.

The grand event took place on September 18, 2024, at LIDO cinema, attended by Kapoor and key executives from PVR IN...

Google to revamp YouTube, aiming to compete with Netflix

YouTube, owned by Google, is set to introduce a new feature allowing creators to organize their content into seasons and episodes, mirroring the structure used by streaming platforms like Netflix.

This change aims to improve...

Ade Rawcliffe appointed ITV Chief People Officer

ITV has announced the appointment of Ade Rawcliffe as Chief People Officer, effective January 2025. Rawcliffe, currently serving as the Group Director of Diversity and Inclusion, will take over from David Osborn, the current Chief People Officer, who will leave ITV in Spring 2025. The two will work closely over the c...

Snapchat pushes ‘Safer’ image, but concerns persist

Snapchat is positioning itself as a healthier alternative to platforms like Instagram and TikTok, which have been criticized for their impact on youth mental health. At Snap's annual conference, CEO Evan Spiegel highlighted the platform's distinct approach, stating it aims to offer a different social experience. Recent studies, such as one fr...

YouTube unveils ‘Hype’ to boost emerging creators

At its annual ‘Made on YouTube’ event, YouTube introduced Hype, a new tool designed to help emerging creators grow their audience. The feature allows creators with fewer than 500,000 subscribers to promote ("hype") videos that have been released for less th...

‘The Sabarmati Report’ set for November release

‘The Sabarmati Report’ is set to hit theaters on November 15, 2024, directed by Dheeraj Sarna. The film is produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor, Amul V Mohan, and Anshul Mohan, under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures, a division of Ba...

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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!