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NFRA fines Deloitte Rs 2 cr for audit failures in Zee Entertainment, imposes penalties on CAs

The petitioner requested TDSAT to declare the notices dated January 3, 2025, and December 16, 2024, as void ab initio and legally invalid.

In its investigation of ZEEL, the NFRA found that Deloitte auditors had failed to address multiple red flags.

Zee5’s Manish Kalra quits; Kalra’s mandate was recently expanded

Manish Kalra, CBO, ZEE5

ZEE5 had recently broadened Manish Kalra’s responsibilities to include overseeing the platform’s business across global markets.

Legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal, icon of Indian cinema, passes away at 90

One of his more poignant works was the 1976 Manthan. Funded by over 500,000 farmers, Manthan stands as a cinematic tribute to India’s White Revolution.

Just days before his death, Benegal had celebrated his 90th birthday on December 14 with a star-studded gathering of friends, family, and colleagues.

Nissan Honda, Mitsubishi sign MOU to start merger talks to create world’s third-largest automaker

Nissan, Honda, and Mitsubishi Motors have reached a basic agreement to proceed with discussions based on the framework established in the MOU signed by Nissan and Honda on August 1 regarding the commencement of a strategic partnership.

Bata names former-SUGAR finance head Amit Aggarwal as chief financial officer

Amit Aggarwal has previously worked with Marico Limited and Nestle India Limited, etc., at various positions including Head Finance, Head – Corporate Finance and Internal Audit.

Girl Interrupted: Tista Sen’s entrepreneurial venture TistaThinks conceptualizes campaign for CRY

Sharing her thoughts with a teaser for her venture's launch, Sen wrote: "Umm another agency. Nada. Another name. Nada. If this last year has taught me anything it is that you are your own brand and the people who want to work with you are the people who value you."

Back in the entrepreneurial world, Sen has started her own venture, TistaThinks, and has ended the year with a campaign for CRY called ‘Girl Interrupted’

Leadership shuffle at PVR INOX as it restructures Rs 600 crore media business

PVR Inox's newly revamped structure will see the regional heads - Gaurav Shukla, Sharda Ganti, Rajesh Makhija and Shalini Marianathan, spearheading efforts in their respective markets, working alongside new executives in leadership roles such as Saurabh Bhambri and Traptika Chauhan, who came from Paytm.

Shalu Sabharwal, Chief Sales Officer at PVR INOX, to helm the restructured organisation and lead its transformation. The company is also putting a greater emphasis on both online and offline media platforms to ensure maximum visibility for its brand and clients.

Netflix and FIFA sign US media rights deal for 2027 and 2031 women’s World Cups

Besides broadcasting the tournaments, Netflix will play a key role in terms of bringing the fascination of women’s football to a multimillion audience.

The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be the first competition to be acquired in full by Netflix. The streamer will also produce exclusive documentary series on female game in lead-up to both editions of FIFA Women’s World Cup.

D2M requires large-scale testing to assess commercial viability

A month ago, Storyboard18 had exclusively reported that MIB has referred the Direct-to-Mobile (D2M) broadcasting proposal to a committee of secretaries.