Zee Entertainment may switch off Marathi channel to allay CCI concerns

Zee Marathi is category leader and among oldest in its bouquet

Zee Entertainment, which is seeking to merge its operations with Sony Pictures Networks India, may exit the Marathi entertainment space in a bid to allay concerns raised by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), sources have told Business Standard. 
 

A spokesperson for Zee Entertainment declined to comment on the matter. An e-mail sent to Sony Pictures Networks India, now called Culver Max Entertainment, elicited no response until the time of going to press. Culver Max retains the Sony brand name for its bouquet of channels in India. 
 

The Marathi entertainment genre is one among four segments where the anti-trust regulator