Zee Entertainment Enterprises, the country’s largest listed media company, reported a whopping 30% jump in advertising sales in India as the comparison period of last year was hit by demonetization. Domestic advertising revenue was at Rs 11,373 mn (Rs 1,137 cr) on a like to like basis, excluding the sports business that was sold to […]
According to sources, Edit II Productions, which produces the massively successful Hindi comedy Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain for &TV, is likely to produce another comedy ‘Jijaji Chhat Par Hain‘, this time for SAB TV. &TV, for the record, is a brand of Zee Entetainment, while SAB TV is owned by Sony Pictures. Unlike Bhabhiji, which […]
Chennai-based Sun TV continued to report decent overall growth in the July-September quarter as well, but advertising sales continued to lag behind peers such as Zee Entertainment. The company has been ‘suffering from’ poor advertisement growth in the last couple of years, even as players like Zee Entertainment have reported double digit year-on-year improvements. The […]
Zee Entertainment, one of the four big broadcasting groups of India, has become the first player to bring its channel prices in line with an upcoming regulation issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. Zee’s new tariff card prices its channels a fraction of what they are being sold for in the market at […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises entered the Latin American market with the launch of its Spanish-language Bollywood movie channel, Zee Mundo in Mexico and Ecuador. The channel offers Bollywood movies, telenovelas and series. Other countries in the region will be addressed in coming months, the company indicated. ZEE is the first-ever Indian broadcaster to take mainstream channels […]
The regulator’s new rules on the pricing of television channels in India, which will come into effect in six months, will reduce the clout of big broadcasting companies such as Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Sony, Star India and Sun TV, while encouraging smaller media owners. So far, bigger groups enjoyed a key advantage — they could […]
Subash Chandra’s Zee Group is buying the general entertainment channels and FM radio business of the Anil Ambani group. Because of lock-in provisions, the acquisition of 59 FM radio licenses will be done in two stages. The FM channels are being broadcast under the brand “92.7 BIG FM”, reaching to 45 cities, 1200 towns and […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises said it is acquiring the General Entertainment Broadcasting Business of Reliance Big Broadcasting Private Limited, Big Magic Limited & Azalia Broadcast Private Limited, all part of Anil Ambani led Reliance Group. The TV Broadcasting business of Reliance Group Entities currently comprises two operational general entertainment channels — BIG Magic and BIG Ganga […]
In what is becoming something of a routine, yet another rumor has been spread that Reliance Jio is about to start a DTH service and you will be able to get all the channels at half the price that you currently pay. According to this, 350 TV channels will be offered at Rs 185 per […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises said it bought UAE-based Hum 106.2 FM, marking its first radio property. After being a pioneer with the launch of India’s first Hindi Satellite channel, Zee TV in 1992, Zee Entertainment was the first to launch a Bollywood TV channel, Zee Aflam in 2008 for the Arab audience as well introduce the […]
Siti Cable Network, a part of Subgash Chandra’s Zee Essel group, said it has received communication from the promoters that Subhash Chandra’s brothers will step down from the promoter group. The move is part of a family arrangement between the four brothers, said the company. “further to the family arrangment agreed to between the promoter […]
One of India’s leading media conglomerates, Zee Entertainment Enterprises announced a dedicated Bollywood movie channel for the German market. The launch of Zee.One follows similar attempts in North America and South East Asia. Zee.One will be receivable via satellite (Astra) and cable (Vodafone, Unitymedia, Telecolumbus) and will soon be available on more platforms in the […]
After launching Zee Bioskop in Indonesia and Zee Nung in Thailand, Zee Entertainment Enterprises has entered Philippines with its third dedicated Bollywood movie channel for the local Filipino audience starting today. Announcing ZEE’s entry into the Philippines, Amit Goenka, CEO – International Broadcast Business, ZEEL said: “We already have 5 dedicated localized channels in APAC, […]
Following Star TV and Sony, Zee TV has also come out strongly against any move to allow telecom operators to charge websites for content viewed by their consumers over the Internet. At present, any person is free to start a website, app or any other content service on the Internet, and telecom providers like Bharti […]
Putting an end to much speculation, Zee Media Corporation — the news arm of the Zee Group — today announced its intention to enter into English News Broadcasting with the appointment of Rohit Gandhi as Editor-in-Chief – English News Broadcast and Related Content. Zee had been expected to make this announcement for almost a year. […]
Zee Cinema will use technology from Amagi Media Labs to geo-target advertisements, or show different ads in different areas. “Zee Cinema will now give advertisers targeted access to over 158,600,000 viewers and coverage across 16 markets where Amagi has the capability to deliver geo-targeted content,” Amagi said. The 16 markets are Delhi-NCR, UP, Punjab, Rajasthan, […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd agreed to acquire 100% equity stake in Sarthak Entertainment Pvt Ltd which operates ‘Sarthak TV’, the number 1 GEC in Odia language. “The acquisition shall be from current shareholders of Sarthak Entertainment Private Limited, subject to requisite regulatory approvals, as an all-cash deal at a consideration of maximum of Rs. 115 […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited reported its first quarter fiscal 2016 consolidated revenue of Rs 13,399 million, up from 10,551 mln a year ago. Advertising revenues for the quarter were Rs 7,799 million, recording a growth of 25.4% over Q1 of last year. Excluding sports business which is event led, advertising revenues growth was in mid […]
India’s Jodi No 1 from the 90s and early 2000s is back, this time on the grand finale of DID Super Moms show on Zee TV. One of the most popular jodis of Bollywood- Govinda and Karishma Kapoor had left the entire nation spell-bound in the 90’s with their inimitable dancing style, penchant for comedy […]
Picture this … A heroine is in danger as goons gherao her! There’s no scope for an escape until our hero arrives like a knight in shining armor and rescues his lady love. Straight out of a Hindi movie? But it makes headlines when it happens for real to two of Zee TV’s popular actors […]
