Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary on Thursday told a Delhi court that Congress MP Naveen Jindal and 16 other officials of his firm against whom he had filed a criminal defamation complaint, had levelled "false allegations" against him to tarnish his image.
The Delhi police on Thursday refused to give any assurance in a court here that Zee Group Chairman Subhash Chandra and his son will not be arrested, if their complicity comes up during probe in connection with the alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid from Naveen Jindal's firm by two editors of his channel.
Zee Telefilms announced acquisition of 50 per cent stake in Dubai-based Ten Sports for Rs 256.5 crore, as part of efforts to cement its position in the sports broadcasting business.
At a press conference in New Delhi, Subhash Chandra announced that the league will be floated with a corpus of Rs 100 crore, and will offer top prize money of $ 1 million
Towards the end of the film, when one character exclaims, 'What a crazy case!' your sentiments feel validated, observes Mayur Sanap.
Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a thing or two about life in all its messy grandeur and flawed imperfections, notes Arjun Menon.
The company said it will deposit the US $20 million signing amount for telecast right within the stipulated time.
Subash Chandra-promoted Zee Group has signed an agreement with Dubai-based Taj Television Ltd to acquire 50 per cent stake in Ten Sports.
'One day, just like that, without even saying goodbye, he was gone.'
Haresh Chawla, group chief executive officer of Network18, on Thursday put in his papers. And Rajesh Jejurikar, Mahindra & Mahindra's chief executive for the automotive division, will join Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) as president.
The Delhi police on Friday night decided to register a case against Zee News after the channel aired an interview with the male friend of a Delhi girl who was gangraped here three weeks ago, a crime to which he is the lone witness.
Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations for the week.
Kalanithi Maran's Sun Network and Subhash Chandra's Zee Entertainment, the two homegrown media companies, have maintained their number one and two positions, respectively, in the Asia-Pacific pay broadcaster ranks for the second year in a row.
The rumoured couple and Ram-Leela costars were quite a hit on stage.
DB Corp, which publishes the country's second most widely read paper Dainik Bhaskar, has been gradually reducing its stake in DNA and wants to focus on the growth in regional markets.
"Unfortunate stance of Mia Sharif at UN. Zee is considering stopping Zindgi programs from Pakistan, as well artists from there should leave," Subhash Chandra tweeted.
Zee Sports will also present live and exclusive coverage of the Federation Cup and India's away ties.
So far, only one major series and another original film have been announced for release. Rest are all digital releases of films that have already arrived in theatres.
Zee filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking telecast rights for the India-Australia Test cricket series.
Shah Rukh Khan's box-office juggernaut and other specials on the OTT menu this week.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features just a few hundred people, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, bureaucrats and diplomats.
The original Gadar: Ek Prem Katha has been re-mastered at a cost of Rs 2 crore (Rs 20 million). Not only that, the newly enhanced viewing experience will have extra scenes that were not a part of the film when it originally released.
It's an action packed schedule on OTT this week.
After conditional access system, direct-to-home television may finally become a reality with the government clearing a Zee promoted company's letter of intent for setting up the services in the country.
Media conglomerate Zee Group's demerged group firms Zee News and Wire and Wireless (India) Limited on Wednesday got listed at Rs 50 and Rs 80 respectively
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the the Zee News Ltd's plea for direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to lodge an FIR against Congress Member of Parliament Naveen Jindal for allegedly trying to influence the hearing before the News Broadcasting Standards Authority in connection with the alleged extortion bid case.
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) is in discussions to acquire a 29.8 per cent stake in Tata Play from the Walt Disney Company, according to sources close to the development. This move is seen as part of RIL's broader strategy to deepen its footprint in India's television distribution sector. Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group, currently holds a 50.2 per cent stake in the satellite television broadcaster.
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary, facing notice from the police to join probe after the channel aired the interview of December 16 gang-rape victim's male friend, on Satutday moved a Delhi court pleading that his statement to the police be video recorded.
A Delhi court on Friday extended till December 20 the interim protection from arrest granted to Zee Group Chairman Subhash Chandra and his son in the case of alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's firm by two editors of the news channel.
The three leading broadcasters have bid for cricket telecast and marketing rights for eight years, starting 2007, including two World Cups.
The hearing on bail pleas of Zee group editors, accused of attempting to extort Rs 100 crore from a firm of Congress MP Naveen Jindal, was deferred on Saturday by a Delhi court to December 3 due to absence of the prosecutor and the investigating officer.
Robot girlfriends, wish granting stars, creepy aliens, private detectives, brace yourself for unlimited excitement on OTT this week.
Sunil Grover and a perky Adah Sharma somehow salvage Sunflower 2, observes Deepa Gahlot.
