‘Raksha Bandhan’ starts streaming on Zee5 from Oct. 5

Superstar Akshay Kumar’s ‘Raksha Bandhan’ will start streaming on ZEE5 on October 5, the streamer has announced. Helmed by filmmaker Aanand L Rai from a script by Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon, the family drama released in theatres in August. ‘Raksha Bandhan’ is a story about Lala Kedarnath (Kumar) and his relationship with his four sisters. […]

Zee Media appoints Sonia Kapoor as Head of Innovation Studio

Zee Media Corporation (ZMCL) has appointed Sonia Kapoor as Head – Innovation Studio, according to a post on LinkedIn. In her current role, Kapoor will be responsible for business development and revenue generation by providing innovative brand solutions and content integration propositions. She will closely work with senior leadership teams across the organization with a […]

Sony, Zee ready to offer concessions to cool CCI merger concerns

A unit of Sony Group and India’s Zee Entertainment have proposed offering concessions such as pricing discounts to help ease concerns of the country’s antitrust regulator over their merger, which will create a $10-billion TV behemoth, two sources told Reuters. The concessions are a bid to iron out antitrust worries of the Competition Commission of […]

Sony-Zee merger may result in ‘unparalleled bargaining power’: CCI

A merger between the Indian unit (Culver Max Entertainment/Sony Pictures Networks India) of Japan’s Sony and Zee Entertainment to create a $10 billion TV enterprise will potentially hurt competition by having “unparalleled bargaining power”, India’s antitrust watchdog found in an initial review, according to an official notice seen by Reuters. The Competition Commission of India (CCI)’s August […]

Zee reentering sports part of content strategy

By Karan Taurani, Elara Capital – Disney Star will license the TV broadcasting rights of the ICC Men’s and Under 19 global events for a period of four years, to ZEE. – Disney Star will continue to be the exclusive home for streaming of all ICC tournaments through its digital platform – Disney+ Hotstar. ICC […]

Zee, Disney Star sign licensing pact for ICC events’ TV rights

In a move that has confounded observers and industry alike, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. and Disney Star jointly announced Tuesday that they have entered into a strategic licensing agreement on the broadcast of ICC cricket, the rights for which was bagged by Disney Star recently reportedly for $ 3 billion. As per the deal, Disney […]