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Australia Open 2022 records 22mn viewers on Sony Network

The 2022 Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year 2022, recorded the highest viewership in recent years with 22mn viewers across Sony Sports Network channels. The tournament held in January 2022 began the year on a high note for tennis fans with Ashleigh Barty becoming the first Australian in 44 years to win a

Ekta Kapoor announces remake of ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’

Star Plus’s hit show ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’’ is set to entertain fans once again. Television and Film Producer Ekta Kapoor has announced the remake of the show. Taking to her Instagram handle on Tuesday, Ekta shared a short promo of the title t...

‘Disco king’ Bappi Lahiri passes away

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularized disco music in Indian cinema during the 80s and 90s, has passed away due to multiple health issues. He was 69. Lahiri died on Tuesday night at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu. "Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a

‘Maaran’ to release on Disney + Hotstar

South star Dhanush-led action thriller ‘Maaran’ is set to release on Disney+Hotstar, the streamer has announced. Written and directed by Karthick Naren, the Tamil film also features Malavika Mohanan. ...

Pooja Entertainment buys virtual land in metaverse

Production house Pooja Entertainment on Tuesday announced it has acquired virtual land in the metaverse.

Metaverse is a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and with each other, PTI reported from Mumbai.

As TRAI promises new tariff consultations, b’casters withdraw case

In what could be construed as a step towards reconciliation, Indian broadcasters filed an application in the Supreme Court Tuesday to withdraw a case against regulator TRAI, which had been dragging on in various courts for over two years before reaching the apex court mid-2021.

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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!