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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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Maach & mutton for Mission Bengal. What BJP-TMC are cooking in new poll battleground

The stereotype of the fish-loving Bengali has now become a contested political site and both the BJP and TMC know it. And the voters do too.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.