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Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Whale’ to release in India Feb 3

On February 3, Canadians will be able to see Brendan Fraser's Oscar-nominated performance in ‘The Whale’ on the big screen. Impact Films is handling distribution for the Darren Aronofsky-directed film in the United States....

Prashant Panday steps down as Radio Mirchi CEO

Prashant Panday, the CEO of Radio Mirchi for the past 23 years, has stepped down. He made the announcement on Facebook, writing, "And it's a wrap! I'm leaving Mirchi after 23 years...the most excit...

TV9 Bangla to debate “Uttorer Khonje”

The persistent demand for a separate state with districts from North Bengal has taken center stage in West Bengal politics. North Bengal is widely perceived to have lagged behind the rest of the state in terms of development. TV9...

Yami Gautam’s ‘Lost’ to stream on Zee5 from Feb. 16

Yami Gautam-starrer ‘Lost’ will start streaming on ZEE5 from February 16, the platform announced Thursday. Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, the Kolkata-set investigative thriller will see Gautam play the role of a crime reporter in a relentless

Walt Disney leads studios with 22 Oscars nominations

The Walt Disney Company said it has received a total of 22 nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the 95th Oscars, which are set to take place on March 12.

Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show host...

Piracy a major concern; new techs have slowed linear TV growth pace: Sanjiv Shankar

Amongst the many issues being looked into by the Indian government in the media and entertainment sector, content and signal piracy is gaining importance and this was asserted by a senior official.

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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!