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Viacom18 launches its sports channel

Entertainment major Viacom18 on Friday announced the launch of Sports18, the network's dedicated sports broadcasting channel. The pay-TV channel, available in SD & HD, will offer fans the best-in-class sports content in India. Sports18 will be the new home to the world's most premium sports properties, including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 20...

Tata Neu adds 12 languages to chatbot

Tata Group, which launched its super app Tata Neu is set to launch its chatbot in 12 different languages, with voice capabilities in the next version to be launched by the end of this quarter, said Pratik Pal, CEO, Tata Digital. Tata Digital, on Thursday, hosted a press meet for the recently-launched super app Tata Neu. During the event, Pal...

Dominique Fishback joins Donald Glover’s Amazon show

Actor Dominique Fishback will play the lead role in an upcoming series from Donald Glover and Janine Nabers. The untitled series has been set up at Amazon, where Glover and Nabers both have overall deals, PTI reported from Los Angeles. The show will reportedly revolve around a Beyonc -like figure, to be played by Fishback. The series ha...

Sony Max brings World TV premiere of ‘Ashwamedham’

Hindi Movie channel, backed by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), is ready to premiere the thriller film ‘Ashwamedham’ on Sony MAX on April 17 at 12:00 Pm. Starring debutant Dhruva Karunakar, Shivangi Khedkar, and Ambati Arjun amongst others. The movie begins with Dhruva (Dhruva Karunakar), a young man running a chain of cyberc...

Tencent to block Chinese gamers’ access to foreign, unapproved games

Tencent Holdings said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in a sign of tightening compliance as Chinese regulators more closely scrutinize the industry. The country's largest social and gaming firm said late on Wednesday it will on May 31 update its games speed...

Kristen Stewart to star in ‘Love Lies Bleeding’

Hollywood star Kristen Stewart is set to topline a romantic thriller film by director Rose Glass. Titled ‘Love Lies Bleeding’, the film has been set up at Hollywood Studio A24 and examines a romance fuelled by ego, desire, and the American Dream. ‘Glass’, best known for her 2019 indie hit ‘Saint Maud’, is directing from the script as she c...

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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!