Breaking Sony officially announces termination of Zee merger

[Ajay.]

Zee shareholder Mad Men Film Ventures files fresh plea in NCLT against Sony's move on merger pact

In its fresh plea on Friday, Mad Men Film Ventures sought the Mumbai bench of NCLT's urgent intervention to restrain Sony Pictures India Networks from proceedings against the tribunal's order dated August 10 as the matter is scheduled for hearing on March 12.

www.cnbctv18.com

 

[Ajay.]

Zee Entertainment to review its entire business portfolio after breakup with Sony

Zee Entertainment Enterprises on Tuesday reported a 140.74% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at Rs 58.5 crore for the third quarter that ended December 31, 2023.

www.businesstoday.in

 

[ab666]

Zee, Sony huddle in dramatic twist to salvage merger - The Economic Times

Zee Entertainment Enterprises has re-engaged with Sony Group Corp in a last-ditch attempt to revive their $10-billion merger. Major differences and disagreements over terms and conditions persist, and the outcome remains uncertain.

m.economictimes.com

Zee is renegotiating with sony as per latest reports. It shows how worse is the situation of Zee ( number 2 network of India in terms of presence).
Both zee & star are desperate for partners

 

[Ashok Varma]

Zee, Sony huddle in dramatic twist to salvage merger - The Economic Times

Zee Entertainment Enterprises has re-engaged with Sony Group Corp in a last-ditch attempt to revive their $10-billion merger. Major differences and disagreements over terms and conditions persist, and the outcome remains uncertain.

m.economictimes.com

Zee is renegotiating with sony as per latest reports. It shows how worse is the situation of Zee ( number 2 network of India in terms of presence).
Both zee & star are desperate for partners

So, No.1 network surrendered to No.4 and No.2 tries to keep partner with No.3, TRAI is the main culprit of the fall downs in Indian broadcasting industry.

 

[dino29]

So, No.1 network surrendered to No.4 and No.2 tries to keep partner with No.3, TRAI is the main culprit of the fall downs in Indian broadcasting industry.

Absolutely wrong to blame TRAI.... I have discussed in detail as to why there has been a shift in subscribers from Pay TV to OTT / DD Free Dish and why broadcasters r interested in merging......1st thing can partly be attributed to wrong method employed by broadcasters in pricing + packaging their channels in bouquets + lack of innovation to attract customers and ofcourse changing broadcast / media landscape with affordable Internet/Broadband + OTT plans leading to transition of viewers from Linear TV to OTT .......now the 2nd thing of why broadcasters r showing inclination towards merging / consolation, well itbis not India Specific phenomenon but worldover same can be seen as broadcasters/companies operating in both Linear TV + OTT + other sectors r looking towards finding ways to grow their businesses by collaborating and leveraging combined resources in best possible manner as in a world where now multiple avenues have opened up to draw in customers in same business hence it is impossible to invest large amount in each of these as same would be loss making strategy.


So First Factor which is partly fault of broadcasters has accelerated the shift+consolidation in the broadcast industry in India.

Also there are other things adding to it like Disney needed an Indian Partner to better manage its TV + OTT business and incase of Zee there r several issues which it has been facing at various levels thus need a partner to ease of the load as same would bring in much needed capital infusion + scale up business across various things in more efficient manner....i even expect similar merger or even acquisition happening in their DTH business Dish d2h soon

 

[Ajay.]

Zee share price: Picture abhi baki hai! Zee shares rally 7% as Sony merger talks re-start - The Economic Times

Shares of Zee Entertainment rally as talks for a merger with Sony Group are re-initiated after the cancelled $10 billion deal. Representatives from both sides have held meetings in Mumbai to salvage the deal. Several analysts had downgraded the stock and revised target prices earlier after the...

m.economictimes.com

 

[dino29]

Adding to above points remember Disney has decided to continue in India bcoz it sees growth potential in both Linear TV + OTT category here, similarly Sony too has reiterated it despite both of them massively scaling down its Linear TV operations in other countries....not only this Disney recently relaunched its Linear TV Channels in US / UK region.

The decrease in valuation of Disney-Star is majorly bcoz of its recent issue of Zee not paying due amount for TV Rights of ICC Events licenced to them by Disney-Star and in general Sports Business being loss making which is i believe is the case with all broadcasters operating in this genre in India

 

[peter9]

Zee, Sony in discussions to save the called off $10 billion merger

https://www.business-standard.com/amp/companies/news/zee-sony-in-discussions-to-save-the-called-off-10-billion-merger-report-124022000099_1.html

 

[Ashok Varma]

Absolutely wrong to blame TRAI.... I have discussed in detail as to why there has been a shift in subscribers from Pay TV to OTT / DD Free Dish and why broadcasters r interested in merging......1st thing can partly be attributed to wrong method employed by broadcasters in pricing + packaging their channels in bouquets + lack of innovation to attract customers and ofcourse changing broadcast / media landscape with affordable Internet/Broadband + OTT plans leading to transition of viewers from Linear TV to OTT .......now the 2nd thing of why broadcasters r showing inclination towards merging / consolation, well itbis not India Specific phenomenon but worldover same can be seen as broadcasters/companies operating in both Linear TV + OTT + other sectors r looking towards finding ways to grow their businesses by collaborating and leveraging combined resources in best possible manner as in a world where now multiple avenues have opened up to draw in customers in same business hence it is impossible to invest large amount in each of these as same would be loss making strategy.


So First Factor which is partly fault of broadcasters has accelerated the shift+consolidation in the broadcast industry in India.

Also there are other things adding to it like Disney needed an Indian Partner to better manage its TV + OTT business and incase of Zee there r several issues which it has been facing at various levels thus need a partner to ease of the load as same would bring in much needed capital infusion + scale up business across various things in more efficient manner....i even expect similar merger or even acquisition happening in their DTH business Dish d2h soon

Adding to above points remember Disney has decided to continue in India bcoz it sees growth potential in both Linear TV + OTT category here, similarly Sony too has reiterated it despite both of them massively scaling down its Linear TV operations in other countries....not only this Disney recently relaunched its Linear TV Channels in US / UK region.

The decrease in valuation of Disney-Star is majorly bcoz of its recent issue of Zee not paying due amount for TV Rights of ICC Events licenced to them by Disney-Star and in general Sports Business being loss making which is i believe is the case with all broadcasters operating in this genre in India

No. TRAI restricted broadcasters @Rs.19/- MRP with 20% margins goes to DTH/Cable guys, but OTTs have freedom in pricing due to no regulation, After NTO, TV subscribers are struck in pricing puzzle to save money, So broadcasters have affected with low subscription income and ad revenue, but service providers are gained with better ARPU and incentives. People are selecting few channels in Villages also due to NTO effect even in no broadband service areas.

 

[dino29]

No. TRAI restricted broadcasters @Rs.19/- MRP with 20% margins goes to DTH/Cable guys, but OTTs have freedom in pricing due to no regulation, After NTO, TV subscribers are struck in pricing puzzle to save money, So broadcasters have affected with low subscription income and ad revenue, but service providers are gained with better ARPU and incentives. People are selecting few channels in Villages also due to NTO effect even in no broadband service areas.

1stly restriction of Rs. 19 on A La Carte channel pricing applies only to channels which r to be made available as part of Broadcaster Bouquets too otherwise there is no such price limit.

About other things i have already answered all these questions earlier in various threads so please refer to it, buddy u were also part of many of such discussions still instead of understanding what i said u keep asking same questions .

Also subscription revenue has grown and so has ad revenue for most broadcasters, some dip in subscriber base or ad revenue in few cases is bcoz of various other factors and not NTO.

Also in Pre NTO era there were many issues including that of transparency + fairness towards all operators and in Post NTO era both broadcasters and operators stand to gain if right policies r adopted / correct decisions r taken + above all customers get choice to opt for their favorite channels but sadly flawed pricing/packaging of channels by broadcasters has lead to issues.