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Shemaroo TV ropes in Shailesh Lodha to host new show

Shemaroo TV, the Hindi GEC from the house of Shemaroo, has launched its latest original, ‘Waah Bhai Waah’, which will be hosted by Shailesh Lodha. The show will be an amalgamation of poetry and literature with satirical comedy. It is slated to be aired in the prime-time slot of 9 pm every day from June 19, 2022. Each show will also feature...

YouTube shorts now watched by over 1.5 bn users

Google-owned music and video streaming platform YouTube has confirmed that more than 1.5 billion logged-in users are now watching Shorts every month, less than two years after its launch. According to IANS, YouTube also promoted Shorts’ ability to drive viewers to creators’ long-form video channels as a by-product of its investment in Shorts....

Sony Max brings World TV premiere of ‘Hurdang’

Hindi movie channel Sony MAX, backed by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), is ready to premiere the romcom ‘Hurdang’ on June 18 at 8 pm.

The movie features Nushratt Baruccha, Sunny Kaushal, and Vijay Verma in lead roles.

Set agai...

MTV Beats, Vh1 India, MTV hit the right note for World Music Day

Celebrating the all-pervasive power of music, Viacom18’s leading youth entertainment and music channels, MTV Beats, Vh1 India and MTV, have curated a one-of-a-kind extravaganza on World Music Day.

Bringing together an unprecedented mélange of artists, genres, languages and moods, the...

SPN launches new docuseries

After narrating the heartfelt story of the underdog Team India with its docuseries ‘Down Underdogs- India’s Greatest Comeback’, Sony Sports Network prepares to showcase another riveting story about the long-standing Test cricket rivalry between India and England. Narrating the stories of Indian cricketers who orchestrated India’s success agai...

Voot Studio collaborates with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle

Recognized for catering to its audiences’ needs with engaging content across formats and genres, Voot’s brand solutions arm, Voot Studios, for the second year in a row, has partnered with German broadcaster, Deutsche Welle. To showcase varied content, starting from June 17, Voot will stream ‘Choices’, exclusively for its users. A seven-epi...

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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!