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ZEE hits 52-week low in strong market; stock tanks 54% thus far in CY2024

The stock of the television broadcasting & software production company was trading lower for a fifth straight day, down 8 per cent during the period

Zee's Securities Issue & Allotment Committee approves FCCBs worth $239 mn

Zee Entertainment on Tuesday said the Securities Issue and Allotment Committee of the company has approved the allotment of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) worth USD 239 million to investors. In a regulatory filing, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited said it has considered and approved the allotment of FCCBs of up to USD 239 million (around Rs 2,000 crore) maturing in 10 years on a private placement basis to Resonance Opportunities Fund, St John's Wood Fund Ltd and Ebisu Global Opportunities Fund. On July 16, the board of Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) approved the raising of funds through FCCBs with a coupon rate of 5 per cent of up to USD 239 million from investors - Resonance Opportunities Fund, St. John's Wood Fund Ltd and Ebisu Global Opportunities Fund. These FCCBs will not be listed on any of the stock exchanges, it had said. However, investors who choose to convert their bonds into shares will pay Rs 160.20 per share. "In case of conversion of all FC

Zee Ent Q1 results: Profit up at Rs 118.10 cr, revenue rises 7.6%

Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd on Wednesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 118.10 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company had reported a net loss of Rs 53.42 crore in the April-June quarter a year ago, Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) said in a regulatory filing. The total income of the company was up 7.56 per cent to Rs 2,149.52 crore during the quarter under review. It was at Rs 1,998.26 crore in the corresponding quarter. Total expenses of ZEEL was at Rs 1,941.12 crore, marginally up in the June quarter of FY25. Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd on Wednesday were trading at Rs 147.60 on BSE, up 1.72 per cent from the previous close.

Zee Entertainment gains 7% as board to consider fund raising on July 16

On June 3, ZEEL's the board had considered and given its in-principle approval for raising funds by up to Rs 2,000 crore.

Zee Media rallies over 8% after board approves fundraise of up to Rs 200 cr

The uptick in share price came after the board of directors of the company approved a fund raise of up to Rs 200 crore via all permitted instruments

Zee Entertainment CEO Punit Goenka buys majority stake in Maverick Media

Maverick Media is promoted by Vistaar Entertainment and focuses on expanding the large-screen cinema experience across India

ZEE can withdraw its merger implementation application: NCLT

ZEEL had filed the application following the termination of the merger agreement by Culver Max and Bangla Entertainment on January 22, citing a breach of the merger cooperation agreement

Zee Entertainment's CFO Rohit Gupta resigns due to 'personal reasons'

Mukund Galgali, the head of Zee's commercial and strategic initiatives, has been with the group for 17 years. He will assume responsibilities as acting CFO from Wednesday

Zee Entertainment faced Rs 432 crore merger costs in failed Sony deal

The merger agreement between Zee Entertainment and Culver Max Entertainment (Sony's India unit) was terminated on January 22 due to issues over leadership and unmet closing conditions

NSE to stop issuance of new futures and options contracts for ZEE

On April 16, the NSE said contracts for new expiry months for Zee Entertainment will not be issued once the existing contract months expire

NCLAT to hear IDBI Bank, Axis Finance plea on Zee-Sony merger on May 17

Axis Finance and IDBI had challenged the merger in NCLAT

No action against Subhash Chandra on summons till April 30: Sebi to HC

The court had earlier given Sebi two weeks to file its reply. The bench led by Justice G.S. Kulkarni and Justice Firdosh Pooniwala on Wednesday directed Chandra to file a rejoinder in the matter

ZEE layoffs: CEO Punit Goenka to cut workforce by 15% in a bid to cut costs

Zee Entertainment Enterprises has proposed the implementation of a lean and streamlined management structure to the Board

ZEE Entertainment's Punit Goenka to lay off 15% of workforce to cut costs

In the new lateral structure, Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, has proposed the elevation of certain team members across businesses

Sebi to question Subhash Chandra, Punit Goenka on fund diversion: Report

This comes just a day after media reports suggested that Sebi has found an accounting 'hole' of Rs 2,000 crore in Zee's books

Zee refutes report of Rs 2,000 crore accounting 'hole', calls it 'false'

A report on Wednesday said that the market regulator has found a "hole" of more than Rs 2,000 crore in the accounts of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd

Zee, Sony in discussions to save the called off $10 billion merger: Report

Sony-Zee merger: Punit Goenka, managing director and chief executive officer at ZEEL, has agreed to Sony's demand of him not becoming the CEO of the merged entity

What next for Zee Ent: The answer will only unfold in the coming months

But just getting margins back to 20 per cent does not address the real, structural changes in the market that made this merger imperative

Zee Entertainment accuses Star of breaching ICC TV deal, seeks Rs 68.54 cr

Star also accused Zee of violating the ICC TV rights agreement by failing to make the first instalment payment of $203.5 million

Zee shareholder files fresh plea in NCLT against Sony's move on merger pact

Mad Men Film Ventures, a shareholder of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL), on Friday filed a fresh application in the National Company Law Tribunal seeking an order to refrain Sony from proceeding contrary to the NCLT's earlier decision sanctioning merger of the two media companies. Sony had last month terminated the agreement with ZEEL to merge its two Indian entities -- Culver Max Entertainment (earlier known as Sony Pictures Network India) and BEPL-- with the Indian media company. The termination notice came months after the Mumbai bench of NCLT on August 10, 2023 approved the scheme of merger of ZEEL with Sony group entities. In its fresh plea on Friday, Mad Men Film Ventures sought the Mumbai bench of NCLT's urgent intervention to restrain Sony Pictures India Networks from proceedings against the tribunal's order dated August 10 as the matter is scheduled for hearing on March 12. The fresh plea came after Sony initiated an arbitration proceedings before Singapore-based ...