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OWN announces new series

OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) has announced the premiere date and official first look of ‘Ladies Who List: Atlanta’. The all-new series is set to join the network's popular Friday night unscripted programming block, starting from January 7 at 9 p.m. For unversed, OWN is the #1 cable network...

Viacom18 elevates Mallika Petkar as SVP, Sports

Viacom18 has elevated Mallika Petkar as senior vice president (SVP) – Sports. This development comes when the media and entertainment network is looking to expand its presence in the sports broadcasting segment. The news was shar...

Disney+Hotstar’s Hawkeyestar says grateful for experiences of a superstar role

It's been a decade since Jeremy Renner took on the role of ‘Hawkeye’and the actor says he is grateful for all the experiences that came his way while playing the character in multiple

KJo’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani…’to release Feb.’23

Filmmaker Karan Johar announced on Monday that his upcoming directorial venture 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani', starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, is set to release in theatres on February 10, 2023.

The movie also stars veter...

Disney to up 2022 content spend by $ 8 bn; focus on DTC expansion

The Walt Disney Company plans to spend in 2022 fiscal year $ 33 billion on content, including sports rights --- an amount that is $ 8 billion more than what it did in 2021, according to the an...

MIB’s Thakur wants India to be a content powerhouse, post-production hub

Terming India as the world's largest filmmaker, India’s Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday said the government’s aim is to make the country a content powerhouse and a hub for post-production activities.

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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!