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Sony, Zee merger stalls

The much-delayed merger between India’s Sony and Zee Entertainment (ZEEL) has not – yet – hit the buffers. Zee’s MD Punit Goenk has said that he expects a timely completion of a merger. However, ZEEL told a tribunal on February 24th that its merger with Sony’s India division will “get stuck” due to the initiation […]

February 27, 2023

Sony, Zee merger gets 99.99% shareholder approval

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) has received almost 100 per cent shareholder approval for its proposed merger with Sony Pictures Networks India. The special shareholder meeting had been held under directions of India’s National Company Law Tribunal. A ZEEL statement later confirmed that the Sony proposal had achieved 99.99 per cent approval, and that the plan […]

October 17, 2022By Chris Forrester

ZEE5 Global to premiere The Kashmir Files in Europe

ZEE5 Global, the largest streaming platform for South Asian content, is set to premiere the much talked about film, The Kashmir Files, on May 25th in Europe, including the UK. After receiving a record-breaking success at the box office, The Kashmir Files has recently broken records for its digital debut with the highest numbers in […]

May 23, 2022

Attack: Part 1 on ZEE5 Global on May 27

ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform for South Asian content, has announced the World Digital Premiere of Bollywood’s biggest sci-fi action film, “Attack: Part 1” on ZEE5 on 27th May. Starring John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet in lead roles, Attack is the first Indian super soldier film with high-octane action, romance, and drama. Directed […]

May 16, 2022

RRR on ZEE5 Global

ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform for South Asian content, is set to release renowned Telugu film-maker SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus RRR on May 20th. The film will be available exclusively in all southern languages including Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and the original language, Telugu, along with English subtitles as part of ZEE5 Global’s #RRRealMazaaOnZEE5, which enables […]

May 13, 2022

ZEE5 Global, BBC Studios India partner on The Broken News

ZEE5 Global , the streaming platform for South Asian content, has announced a partnership with BBC Studios India, the production and distribution arm of British media conglomerate, the BBC. The two top entertainment companies will work to build a robust content slate of new ZEE5 Global originals in Hindi across genres exclusively for ZEE5 viewers […]

May 11, 2022

World digital premiere of The Kashmir Files on ZEE5 Global

ZEE5 Global, the streaming platform for South-Asian content, will soon premiere people’s blockbuster film, The Kashmir Files. The film recently became the first Hindi film to cross the ₹250-crore-mark at the box office and broke all records in the post-pandemic era. Now with its world digital premiere set on ZEE5, the movie will soon be […]

April 18, 2022

ZEE5 Global welcomes Tamil New Year with Oru Awesome Thudakkam

ZEE5 Global, the platform for South-Asian content, has announced a compelling content line-up in Tamil at a glittering star-studded gala – Oru Awesome Thodakkam in Chennai. In attendance at the soiree were some of the most noted stalwarts of the Tamil entertainment industry including renowned director, screenwriter, and producer Vetrimaaran who is releasing his first […]

April 12, 2022

Forensic to premiere on ZEE5 Global

ZEE5 Global, the platform for streaming South-Asian content, has set a benchmark when it comes to thriller series and films and continuing the success rate, 2022 saw some of the best thrillers so far – such as Mithya, Love Hostel, Bloody Brothers and a glimpse of Abhay 3. Coming up next is another psychological thriller […]

April 5, 2022

Gaalivaana in Telugu coming to ZEE5 Global

ZEE5 Global, the platform for South-Asian content, is bringing viewers a foreign adaptation in Telugu – Gaalivaana, an Indian rendition of a modern European thriller, One Of Us. BBC Studios and NorthStar Entertainment jointly produced the drama, marking the former’s foray into the premium regional scripted market. This comes after the recent successful releases of […]

March 31, 2022