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Disney+ introduces broad password-sharing crackdown

Disney is cracking down on password sharing across its Disney+ platform, following the successful lead of Netflix. This week, Disney+ began rolling out its new paid-sharing program to users across the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and several Latin A...

Hulu launches on Disney+ to boost streaming engagement

Walt Disney completed the addition of the general-audience-focused Hulu streaming service to the family-friendly Disney+ on Wednesday, putting titles such as ‘The Bear’ and ‘American Horror Story’ in the same app as ‘Moana’ and ‘Frozen.’ The combination, which t...

Disney+ greenlights ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ S2

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ has been renewed for its second season at Disney+. As announced on Disney’s latest quarterly earnings call by CEO Bob Iger, Season 1 has been streamed for over 110 million hours across both

Disney+ Hotstar together boast 150 mn subs; ‘building’ phase on

Walt Disney exceeded Wall Street's earnings expectations on Wednesday as higher attendance at its Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks offset a decline in advertising revenue at television network ABC. Shares of the entertainment company rose 3 percent in after-hours trading to $87.14, signaling i...

National Geographic announces ‘Genius’ S4

The much-anticipated fourth season of the critically acclaimed National Geographic series ‘Genius’ is set to premiere in the United States on February 1, 2024. This latest installment, titled ‘Genius: MLK/X,’ will delve into the lives of two iconic figures from the Civil Rights Movement in the...

Disney to cut target for Disney+ streaming subscribers

Walt Disney expects to fall tens of millions of subscribers short of its last publicly stated 2024 target for the Disney+ streaming service, according to people familiar with the matter. The goal of 215 million to 245 million subscribers was set in August 2022 by then-Chief Executive Officer Bob...

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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!