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BBC Studios announces new content deal with MX Player

BBC Studios has announced a new content deal with MX Player, marking the inaugural partnership between India’s entertainment super app and BBC Studios. This new deal is set to strengthen MX Player’s content portfolio with award-winning bold, British drama and will be catering to the demands of audiences in India, ...

ABP Ananda announces food festival

ABP Ananda is gearing up for the launch of its annual three-day food festival ‘Khaibaar Paas’, Kolkata’s food gateway, where foodies can expect a celebration of great-tasting culinary dishes from renowned restaurants and food outlets in Bengal.

‘Khaibaar Pass’ is one of Kolk...

Netflix, satco OneWeb, US studios pause Russian collaborations

Netflix has put on hold all future projects and acquisitions from Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine. According to Variety, the streaming service had four Russian originals in the pipeline, including a crime thriller series directed by Dasha Zhuk, which was shooting and has been postponed. The 1990's ...

TV9 appoints Sandeep Unnithan as editor News9 Plus

TV9 Network has appointed India Today's Managing Editor Sandeep Unnithan as the editor of News9 Plus - the recent video magazine OTT service by the network. The network also appoints television journalist Aditya Raj Kaul has joined as Executive Editor, News9 Plus, and investigative journalist Sandhya Ravishankar has been appointed Chief of Bu...

YRF appoints Akshaye Widhani as CEO

Film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films (YRF) has announced the appointment of Akshaye Widhani as chief executive officer (CEO). The news was shared on the official Twitter handle of Yash Raj Films where he shared the press note of appointing Akshaye Widhani as their CEO. Widhani was serving as senior vice-president,

Shilpa Shetty announces next film ‘Sukhee’

Actor Shilpa Shetty on Tuesday announced her next feature film ‘Sukhee’. The movie, to be directed by Sonal Joshi, is backed by Abundantia Entertainment and T-Series. Shetty, 46, took to Instagram and shared the fil...

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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!