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Zee Entertainment Enterprise Ltd (ZEEL) on Thursday reported an increase of 8.92 per cent in its consolidated net profit to Rs 122.96 crore for the September quarter. It had posted a net profit of Rs 112.89 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. Its total income was 23 per cent higher at Rs 2,509.57 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal in comparison with Rs 2,040.87 crore in the year-ago period. This was led by a "strong performance in digital and healthy viewership gains in linear," an earnings statement from ZEEL said. However, "YoY margins lower due to increase in content cost and investment in ZEE5," it said. ZEEL's total expenses in the September quarter rose 23.02 per cent to Rs 2,205.67 crore. Its revenue from advertisement fell 3.3 per cent to Rs 979.17 crore in the July-Septemer quarter of FY24. "Some early pick up in Ad spending was witnessed led by FMCG during Q2, the overall pace of Ad environment recovery continues to
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday adjourned its hearing to December 6 over the plea of IDBI Bank seeking to initiate insolvency proceedings against Zee Entertainment. A three-member NCLAT bench deferred the hearing after the counsel appearing in the matter sought an adjournment to complete the pleadings. IDBI Bank in its plea has challenged the order of the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which, on May 19, 2023, had set aside the insolvency plea against the media major, observing that it was barred under Section 10A of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC). In its order, the NCLT bench had said that ZEEL, which was the corporate guarantor for the loan availed by Siti Networks -- the principal borrower of IDBI Bank -- has committed a default. However, the default was committed during the timeline specified under section 10A of the IBC. Section 10A mandates no application for initiation of a corporate insolvency resolution ..
With this, Goenka can now be appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the merged entity
The transaction was initially expected to be closed by the end of September
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(Reuters) -Japan's Sony Group Corp said on Friday a merger of its Indian unit with Zee Entertainment Enterprises, which was due to be completed by end-September, would likely take a few more months.
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Sebi counsel assures court of completing part investigation by November
The tribunal questioned the credibility and surety of the Sebi in completing the probes within eight months
Arguing on behalf of Goenka, senior counsel Abhsihek Manu Singhvi pointed that there had been no loss to Zee and no gain to Goenka in the alleged matter
Zee-Sony merger: This comes just over a month after the NCLT's Mumbai bench approved the merger on August 10 by dismissing all applications against it
The confirmatory order passed by Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch barred Goenka from holding any key managerial positions in the Zee group of companies
Tribunal hears Punit Goenka's appeal, to hear case for final decision on Sept 8
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The Zee Ent promoter has been barred holding key positions in four group firms and merged entity
According to Sebi's order, Goenka will remain barred from holding key positions in the merged entity too
Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises soared as much as 20 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade after the National Company Law Tribunal approved the company's merger with Sony India
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Zee Entertainment hits fresh 52-week high post approval by NCLT