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Announcement on Zee stake sale to come in by July, says Punit Goenka
The company plans to sign a binary agreement by July 2019.
Netflix India director Swati Shetty steps down
Responsible for Netflix’s original film slate of late, Shetty has been closely associated with the OTT service’s feature film offerings this year.
India: Essel to sell stake in Zee Entertainment, hires Goldman to seek buyer
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has decided to divest 50% of Essel Group’s shareholding in the company as it looks for a global strategic partner.
HT Media, Next Mediaworks to merge their radio businesses
HT Media and its shareholders will own 74% in the merged entity, while Next Radio and Next Mediaworks will hold the rest.
Tencent backs $115m funding round in India’s music streaming app Gaana
With this, Tencent acquires a minority stake in Gaana, a wholly owned arm of Times Internet.