Category: Quantum Brief

Zee’s $1.4 million dollar ICC TV rights deal with Disney Star falls through

ZEE Media, through IDPL, to invest in NewsReach which calls itself a "PR solution platform provider connecting advertisers to their target audience."

As per the agreement, Disney Star would have licensed the TV broadcasting rights of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s and under-19 global events for a four-year period to Zee. Disney Star would continue to have exclusive digital rights for its digital platform (Disney+ Hotstar). Zee will make staggered annual payments from CY24 onwards.

Punit Goenka addresses Zee employees; ensures no layoffs due to failed merger

The Board of the Company, chaired by Mr. R. Gopalan, has instituted the required measures, to guide and mentor the management on a regular basis, in order to enable the team to achieve the set goals for the Company

Punit Goenka started his address about the failed Zee-Sony merger to employees with “Jai Shree Ram”. He also mentioned the Adani rumours.

MIB urges TV channels to provide accessible telecast for differently abled viewers during Republic Day celebrations

MSOs (Multi-System Operators) and HITS (Headend-In-The-Sky) operators are also instructed to ensure that LCOs with interconnection agreements submit the necessary details within the specified timeframe.(Representative image by Erik Mclean via Unsplash)

MIB has made the Republic Day celebration feed of DD News/DD Bharati available free of cost.

Saudi Arabia gets its first alcohol store; set to open in Riyadh

Strategic International Brands are in very strong growth, notably Jameson, Absolut and The Glenlivet. The company also saw Good growth on Seagram’s whiskies. Pernod Ricard sait it expects strong growth in H2. (Representative image by Adam Wilson via Unsplash)

Saudi Arabia to introduce its inaugural alcohol store in Riyadh, exclusively to cater to non-Muslim diplomats. This shift comes as part of the Vision 2030 initiative.

Shark Tank India: Why is Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal being called a “soft Ashneer Grover”?

He also said that his employees voluntarily took pay cuts during the pandemic to help maintain cash flow in the business, highlighting the importance of establishing a good work culture. (Image sourced via Forbes India)

The new Shark Deepinder Goyal of Zomato pointed out the lack of attention to details and grammatical errors during the pitch by WTF fitness, and fans took to social media to praise him.

Week 1: Marico – Building a global FMCG powerhouse from India

A lovely case study in the book is about the launch of Saffola Zest as a snack food innovation based on the hypothesis that there was a significant market for healthy snacks for the heath concious consumer, writes Siddharth Banerjee.

In our new column, ‘26 Weeks of Business Inspirations’, Siddharth Banerjee distills inspiration on building businesses in India – across 2024.

Rolls-Royce launches its luxury EV Spectre in India at a starting price of Rs. 7.5 crore

Rolls-Royce's determined vision includes transitioning to an all-electric vehicle collection by the end of 2030. (Image sourced via Rolls Royce website)

The Spectre, which was unveiled at a launch event in South India, attracted attendees with a striking ‘Chartreuse’ (greenish-yellow) colour that added another layer of distinction to its presence.

E-Luna to enter Indian markets; Piyush Pandey to lend his creativity to Luna’s multimedia comeback campaign

Luna's production stopped in 2000 but back when it was popular, Luna was selling about 2,000 units in a day. In the moped category (small motorcycle), it went on to garner a market share of about 95 percent. During the lifetime of Kinetic Luna, Kinetic Green was able to sell five million units, stated a media report. (Image source: News18)

Piyush Pandey has been roped to awaken nostalgia by creating a multimedia campaign for Kinetic’s e-Luna.

Advertisers were never too excited about the Zee-Sony merger, say media planners

The Singapore International Arbitration Center is the first Asian arbitration institution to offer this process and has received over 130 applications since 2010 for the appointment of an Emergency Arbitrator. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Advertisers were never too excited about the merger and media buying firms anticipated limited ad revenue boost, say industry executives.

WWE exclusively moves to Netflix in $5 billion deal

In India, Sony Pictures Networks holds the television and streaming rights for WWE. (Images sourced via Twitter (X) handles)

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has signed a $5 billion deal with Netflix, which will stream WWE’s Raw exclusively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Latin America beginning January 2025.