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MX Player’s Abhishek Joshi joins Shemaroo Entertainment

Abhishek Joshi was recently appointed as the Head of ShemarooMe. He was previously SVP & Business Head-SVOD (Subscription Business) and Business Partnerships at MX Player. Joshi announced his

Sony BBC Earth launches ‘Dynasties’ S2

Sony BBC Earth premieres the second season of its popular wildlife series 'Dynasties' with the theme 'Legacy Must Live On', following the phenomenal success of the first season.

Times Now Navbharat, Aaj Tak, News Nation get FreeDish berths

In the auctions for A+ category that happened yesterday for slots on FreeDish, Hindi news channels Times Now Navbharat, Aaj Tak and News Nation have managed to be successful, amongst others, after paying hefty winning bids.

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Anurag Thakur warns OTT platforms on rising vulgarity; hints at tweaking rules

India’s federal Minister of Information Broadcasting Anurag Thakur yesterday issued a warning to OTT platforms, saying obscenity ‘in the name of creativity’ would not be tolerated and indicated government sanctions, including regulation tweaks, if the trend persists.

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YouTube TV rolls out ‘multiview’ feature

YouTube announced on Saturday that its streaming television service's new ‘multiview’ feature is now available to all users. Subscribers can watch up to four different

Sony YAY! named Naruto anime licensee in India

Sony Yay!, the children's entertainment brand, has been named master licensee for the Naruto anime in India.

The channel's toonverse features a mix of original and acquired toons, including kid-favorite Cat Duo Honey Bunny, the toon Oggy from Oggy and the Coc...

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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!