ZEE5 UK has announced a partnership with Narrative Entertainment, marking the first time an Indian streaming platform in the UK has collaborated with a UK channel operator and content distribution company to host its channels. The partnership brings a curated selection of Narrative’s Movies, Entertainment and Kids FAST channels to ZEE5 UK. As part of […]
AsiaSat, claiming contract breaches, has started legal actions against Indian broadcasting giants Zee Entertainment and JioStar. AsiaSat is being restricted from transmissions into India effective March 31st. One of AsiaSat’s complaints is India’s restrictive access to satellite spectrum and India’s approach to foreign companies operating – or wishing to operate – in India’s expanding space […]
Beyond Mainstream: A Global Streaming Alliance has submitted an open letter to the European Commission calling on policymakers to address how the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) is applied to specialised streaming services, warning that a blanket approach threatens to reduce content diversity and viewer choice across Europe. Specialised streaming services expand the type of […]
Zee Entertainment UK has announced the launch of Jodha Akbar, a dedicated single IP channel now available on Samsung TV Plus in France. This exclusive channel brings the popular historical drama Jodha Akbar directly to French audiences, marking another milestone in Zee’s mission to expand its global footprint. Jodha Akbar is an extension of the […]
Bodhitree Multimedia Limited, a content production company, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Sudip Roy as Group Chief Revenue Officer and the launch of its new division, Bodhi Tree Ventures. The new division has been established as a dedicated business unit for digital content monetisation, focusing on building and managing IPs across platforms like […]
FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced the launch of multicultural content bundles intended to super-serve US consumers with international programming available in multiple languages. The multicultural bundles will be available as standalone plans as well as add-on packages to an English-language Fubo base plan. In an effort to serve the growing South […]
Titan OS, the Barcelona-based technology, entertainment, and advertising company, has announced a partnership with Zee Entertainment UK Limited to expand its content offering with the launch of the ZEE One channel, featuring localised feeds in German, French and English for 13 European territories. This partnership introduces ZEE One’s entertainment from the cinematic Mecca of Asia: […]
Subhash Chandra, chairman emeritus of Zee Entertainment, alleges the recent merger plan between Zee and Sony was deliberately scuppered by the Securities & Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) chairwoman Madhabi Puri Buch. In hard hitting comments, Chandra said he was taking legal advice against Puri Buch as he is convinced that the “SEBI Chairperson is […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, now that its merger with Sony’s India channels is dead, is focussing on cutting costs and, in the words of MD Punit Goenka, is “chopping off anything that doesn’t yield a return on investment”. Those cost-cutting measures will include expensive sports rights some of which will be “economised”, he stated – as […]
The past few days have seen just about every Indian business newspaper reporting that Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) was back in discussions with Sony’s India business about resurrecting their merger plan, valued at some $10 billion. Not so, saccording to ZEEL. India’s Economic Times reports that executives from both parties had meetings in Mumbai and […]