Indian media group Zee Entertainment has posted a 21.6% rise in net profit to INR7.182 billion for the financial year (FY) ended 31 March 2013 compared to INR5.91 billion in FY2012.
ESPN Star Sports (ESS) and Airtel Digital TV have resolved their differences to ensure the former's premium sports channels are carried once again on the latter's direct-to-home (DTH) TV platform across India.
Sports channel Sony Six has acquired the rights to broadcast live action from the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament across the Indian subcontinent.
The first Hindi entertainment TV channel to focus on Indian history, folklore and mythology is to be launched this August, with Mahesh Samat, former managing director of Walt Disney India, at the helm.
