Mumbai, India / Los Angeles, CA- Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) announced that its CEO and MD, Amit and Punit Goenka will be attending this year’s MIPTV to receive the prestigious MIPTV Medal of Honours Awards. This is the first time Indian broadcast executives have received this high-level award. Joining the two brothers will be the entire Zee TV syndication and acquisitions team, headed by Sunita Uchil, Global Syndication Head. The group will be presenting their extensive … [Read more...] about Zee’s global executives at MIPTV
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Zee to launch English News
Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) announced its intention to enter into English News Broadcasting with the appointment of Rohit Gandhi as Editor-in-Chief – English News Broadcast and Related Content. Rohit will be heading the operations of all initiatives in this space, working closely with the Business Head & Revenue Resources. Rohit will report in to Punit Goenka. Rohit Gandhi Speaking on the new initiative, Punit Goenka said, “Venturing into the English News Space allows … [Read more...] about Zee to launch English News
Dance India Dance’ goes to Thailand
Thailand/India – It is a known fact that prime-time content in India has been laced with popular international formats which are regularly imported and licensed by Indian TV channels from international broadcasters, production-houses or format-owners. In a turnaround of sorts, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has created broadcast history by finalizing a syndication deal with JKN Global Media Limited Thailand for its home-grown format, Dance India Dance. While Indian … [Read more...] about Dance India Dance’ goes to Thailand
ZEE, 20 years in Europe
Mumbai − ZEE Europe, the largest South Asian Entertainment Network celebrated the completion of 20 years of Zee TV in Europe with a special gala, where it announced the launch of &TV, a brand new Entertainment Channel. Amidst huge fanfare and aplomb, the celebration was a special one, as it was attended by Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and Rajesh Iyer, Business Head, &TV, both of whom flew in from India just for the occasion. This was … [Read more...] about ZEE, 20 years in Europe
19th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF)
Mumbai – Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), delivered a keynote at the 19th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) held at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. In his keynote, which was on the theme of the conference ‘India: Delivering the Dream’, Punit Goenka spoke about the changed business environment in India with initiatives by the new government and the current state of the media and … [Read more...] about 19th Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF)
Zee launches Bangla Cinema Originals
ZEE Bangla Cinema Originals Mumbai – With a vision of celebrating Bengali films and taking them to Bengali speaking people across the country, ZEEL launched West Bengal’s first 24 hour movie channel, Zee Bangla Cinema (ZBC) in 2012. This year, ZEEL takes a new step by creating great films for television through its initiative – ZEE Bangla Cinema Originals. Speaking on this initiative, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, ZEEL said, “At ZEEL, we are constantly looking at creating … [Read more...] about Zee launches Bangla Cinema Originals