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TopicZee Entertainment

Topic: Zee Entertainment

Zee says it is free to go to NCLT to enforce Sony merger deal

Sony scrapped the merger on 22 Jan, ending a deal that could have created one of India's biggest TV broadcasters, claiming breaches of contract.

Nayanthara’s ‘Annapoorani’ taken off Netflix ‘after VHP complaint about Ram’s portrayal as meat-eater’

Directed by Nilesh Krishnaa, ‘Annapoorani’ was released in theatres on 1 December and began streaming on Netflix on 29 December. Co-producers Zee issue apology.

India tribunal lifts ban on Zee CEO Punit Goenka, allows him to hold board position in the group

SEBI, in August, had barred Goenka and Subhash Chandra from holding positions in Zee company boards for allegedly diverting company funds to the group's other listed entities and firms.

SEBI dismisses appeal by Zee Group chairman, CEO over market regulator ban

The board its order had alleged the duo were actively involved in diverting company funds to the group's other listed entities and firms related to founding shareholders.

ZEE-Sony India merger sure to happen irrespective of Punit Goenka being CEO, reports ET

Report comes day after Sony Pictures Entertainment said it took country's markets regulator's order banning Zee Entertainment CEO from holding board positions 'seriously'.

‘Taking ban seriously’: Sony on SEBI order against Zee founder Chandra & CEO Goenka

Zee and Sony Group Corp had earlier announced a merger to create a $10 billion TV enterprise in 2021, with Goenka set to become the merged entity's MD and CEO.

SEBI bars Zee Entertainment’s Chandra, Goenka from company boards for a year

SEBI said in its order that Chandra and Goenka were actively involved in diverting company funds to the group’s other listed entities and firms related to founding shareholders.

Zee Entertainment, IndusInd Bank settle dispute over loan default paving way for Sony merger

IndusInd Bank, on Wednesday, told the NCLT that it would also withdraw its objection to Zee Entertainment's merger with a local unit of Japan's Sony.

Zee Entertainment shares sink 17-month low after insolvency admission

The slide can see a possible delay in merger with the local unit of Japan's Sony Group Corp which was initiated to take on the likes of Netflix and Disney in India.

Sony-Zee merger to create media giant valued at $10 billion, Punit Goenka says

Zee’s managing director and CEO Goenka said the revenue will certainly approach almost $2 billion & that he expects all the necessary approvals to come in 8-10 months.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.