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Zee denies Sony merger termination

GST authorities crack down on Zee Entertainment

Zee Entertainment Enterprises issued a denial on the merger’s termination in a regulatory filing.

Sony Pictures Networks India extends exclusive UFC broadcast rights in Indian subcontinent

The present government is playing a proactive role in facilitating the establishment of multiple audience measurement agencies, leaving the industry more divided.

The terms of the agreement include exclusive television and digital media rights for a wide range of UFC events through 2028.

Sony considers pulling the plug on Zee merger over leadership dispute: Potential impacts and ongoing challenges

The companies will also withdraw the respective Composite Schemes of Arrangement from the NCLT and inform the relevant regulatory authorities.

Sony is all set to issue a formal termination notice to Zee, before January 20, unless Zee agrees to crucial conditions.

Simplilearn reports 50 percent YoY growth; losses down from 35 percent to 29 percent

Notably, the average transaction size for mass-market and mass-affluent products jumped by 11 percent and 12 percent respectively on match days in host cities. (Representative Image: Mathieu Stern via Unsplash)

In the current fiscal year, Simplilearn has acquired Fullstack Academy, a U.S.-based bootcamp education company. Lt had a fundraising round from a consortium led by GSV Ventures, a venture capital firm.

SRK, Mani Ratnam among prominent names to be at ‘CNN-News18 Indian of the Year’ awards

CNN-News18 Indian of the Year has RPSG Group as the Presenting Partner, Chola MS Insurance and Reliance as the Associate Sponsors, and Amrita University as the Education Partner.

Many other celebrated personalities to join Indian News TV’s biggest award ceremony on 10 January.

Sony mulls merger termination with Zee amidst uncertainties in $10 Billion media deal

After the deal was terminated in January, Zee apparently has reached out to the Sony executives to reconsider the termination and has also offered for talks this month.

Until a week back Sony was said to be considering the requested deadline extension made by Zee in December 2023.

Allied Blenders and Distillers launches ZOYA gin; enters luxury gin segment

The trend of premiumisation in the Indian alcobev industry is increasingly marked by a move by younger, experimentative consumers to Indian origin products and experiences.

Colors achieves an 80% surge in viewership over the last six months

The past six months have seen Colors' viewership share surge by ~80 percent, helping uthe channel cross a milestone with 207 GRPs. (Representative Image: rc.xyz NFT gallery via Unsplash)

This comes as a culmination of an upsurge that the channel has been seeing all through the second half of 2023, growing from 117 GRPs in wk22 to 207 at the close of the year.

IAS announces first attention product to unify media quality and eye-tracking

Quality Attention uses advanced machine learning technology, actionable data from Lumen Research’s eye-tracking technology, and a variety of signals obtained as part of IAS’s core technology, including viewability, ad situation, and user interaction, and weighs them into a single attention score. (Image source: official website)

IAS’s attention model is designed to predict if an impression is more likely to lead to a business result including awareness, consideration, and conversion.