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Varun Dhawan on OTT debut: Something big, exciting coming

Another one bites the OTT bullet. Bollywood star Varun Dhawan says he will make his streaming debut. Amidst media reports about the 34-year-old actor foraying into the digital medium with the Indian spin-off of action-packed American spy series ‘Citadel’ , Dhawan teased his OTT debut. “I love it (the platform). Something big and int...

YuppTV acquires IPL-22 digital broadcast rights

YuppTV, a leading OTT platform for South Asian content, has acquired the digital broadcasting rights for Tata IPL 2022 cricket and would be streaming the content in 114 countries.

YuppTV will be airing all the excitement from March 26 to May 29, 2022. The venues for the event include Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne ...

PVR, INOX announce merger creating a 1,500-screen giant

India's two largest multiplex firms said on Sunday they would merge to create a giant cinema operator with more than 1,500 screens across 109 cities as the entertainment industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

PVR and INOX Leisure said the merger, which is subject to regulatory...

Netflix renews S3 of ‘Indian Matchmaking’

Streaming platform Netflix has renewed the Emmy-nominated series ‘Indian Matchmaking’ for its third season. On Thursday, Netflix unveiled the slate of shows that have been renewed for new seasons, while also announcing a list of new shows. While Netflix did not officially announce the third season of ‘Indian Matchmaking’. However, seaso...

Netflix acquires Boss Fight Entertainment

Netflix has acquired Boss Fight Entertainment, a mobile game studio based in Texas. Boss Fight was formed by former Zynga Dallas and Ensemble Studios employees in 2013. It's headed by CEO David Rippy alongside CCO Bill Jackson and COO Scott Winsett. "This studio's extensive experience building hit games

‘Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards’ to have multi-platform premiere

Viacom18-managed and India’s leading kids’ entertainment franchise, Nickelodeon, has announced first ever Metaverse awards screening experience in the country with ‘Kids’ Choice Awards 2021’. Dialling up the connect with young audiences and their parents over the years, Nickelodeon has been the perfect platform for young viewers, providing un...

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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!